A lexeme is a conjunction of form and meaning (Kreidler: 1998). A lexeme is a basic lexical unit of a language consisting of one or several words, the elements of which do not separately convey the meaning of the whole (Oxford: 94). Homonym is each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins (Oxford: 94). Homograph is two words that have different pronunciations but have the same spelling (Kreidler: 1998). e.g.: Bow → rhyming with go, refer...
Nov
08
2011
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CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE
Definition:Conversational Implicature is the basic assumption in conversation in which the participants are adhering to the cooperative principal and the maxims.Ex:Wife : “I hope you brought the bread and the cheese” Husband : “Ah, I brought the bread”In this case, the husband did not mention the cheese. Then, he must intend that the wife infers what is not mentioned was not brought. The husband has conveyed more than he has said via a conversational implicature. Using the symbol...