Implicature
In class we learned that an implicature is "any meaning that a sentence may have that goes beyond an account of its meaning in terms of truth conditions" We also learned that there are two types of implictures, generalized and particularized. I am going to give some examples of both to make sure I understand them.
It starts to get warm in April- Generalized
It was very warm last year in March- Particularize
She loves to read- generalized
His loves the Harry Potter series- Particularize
I have enjoyed most of my classes at UK- Generalized
I have a favorite class at UK- Particularize
Neighborhood
Explore friends, family, friends & family, or entire neighborhood.
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'Most people think blogging is great'
has both the general implicature ('a majority of people think blogging is great') and a particular one ('some people do not think blogging is great'). The general one is the most intuitive reading, the particular is the one that you have to 'read between the lines' to get.