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Essay / Sources of implicature in videos uploaded by Ahmad...
1. IntroductionThe main function of a language is communication. We use words to express ourselves and words are our tools to convey meanings. If a person were able to use words in a way that another person understands them, the message will get through and probably the goal of communication could be achieved. The study of meaning is the concern of pragmatics, the branch of linguistics that studies the use of words. language in human communications determined by the conditions of society. (Karthik, 2013) There are ways in which words are used to convey meaning indirectly, in which the listener has to make more effort to understand what is being heard. A speaker may arrange words in a way that makes his speech funny and listeners will laugh, but deep down he means more than what is said and the actual meaning might not be a source of laughter. Additionally, a speaker may use sarcasm as an insincere form. of politeness to offend the interlocutor or the person or situation discussed. (Brousfield, 2010, p. 213)In this article, the researcher attempts to shed light on "implicature" as a linguistic device used to attract the attention of listeners and the sources of implicature obtained in the media social.1.1 The subjectThe researcher aims to find identify the sources of implicature in the videos posted online by the sarcastic journalist Ahmad Hasan Alzoubi on the social site “youtube” and discover which maxim has been flouted. 1.2 Research questions This article aims to uncover the sources of implicature that appeared in videos posted on YouTube. social site of the sarcastic journalist Ahmad Hasan Alzoubi. The researcher aims to investigate whether the maxims of cooperative principles are not followed and why.1.3 Research ApproachThis research...... middle of article ......hing. By being angry you will gain nothing. To be a tyrant over God's matters is unjust. Oh my God! That day, our Parliament showed itself to be cruel4. Results and discussion4.1 Conclusion4.2 RecommendationThe researcher recommends the works citedBrousfield. (2010). Contemporary stylistics. Continuum International Publishing Group. Grice, H. P. (1975). Logic and conversation. In P. Cole and J. Morgan, Syntax and Semantics (pp. 41-58). New York: S. Davis. Karthik, D. S. (2013). Pragmatics and linguistic communication. (DV Bite, ed.) The Criterion, IV (Issue III), 1-9. May, J. (2001). Pragmatics: an introduction. (2nd ed.). Blackwell.Potts, C. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2014 from http://www.stanford.edu/~cgpotts/manuscripts/potts-blackwellsemantics.pdf Schwarz, N. (1996). Cognition and communication, judgment biases, research methods, conversation logic.