Conversational implicatures in Spanish

Conversational implicatures in Spanish involve deriving meaning beyond literal words:

  • Indirect requests and refusals
  • Sarcasm and irony
  • Understatement and overstatement
  • Cultural references and allusions
  • Contextual interpretation of seemingly ambiguous statements

Understanding implicatures requires cultural knowledge and context awareness.

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