Strategies for Literal and Non-Literal Communication
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Presumptions
Linguistic Presumption (LP)
The hearer is presumed capable of determining the meaning and the referents of the expression uttered.
Communicative Presumption (CP)
Unless there is evidence to the contrary, a speaker is assumed to be speaking with some identifiable communicative intent.
Presumption of Literalness (PL)
Unless there is evidence to the contrary, a speaker is assumed to be speaking literally
Conversational Presumptions (ConPs):
- Relevance: The speaker's remarks are relevant to the conversation.
- Sincerity: The speaker is being sincere.
- Truthfulness: The speaker is attempting to say something true.
- Quantity: The speaker contributes the appropriate amount of information.
- Quality: The speaker has adequate evidence for what they say.