Sumários

Implicit: irony

12 Maio 2026, 12:30 Amália Mendes

Irony

Theories proposed for irony instances that are not explained by the flouting of the Maxim of Quality
Theory of Echo:  irony and its relation with polyphony




Implicit: inferences - other types of implicit

7 Maio 2026, 12:30 Amália Mendes

Omission of the agent: passive constructions and nominalisations

Vagueness: indefinites and impersonal constructions
Examples in text excerpts

Irony as a type of implicature 



Implicit: inferences; implicatures

5 Maio 2026, 12:30 Amália Mendes

Inferences vs presuppositions

Conversational implicatures: Cooperation Principle and Conversational maxims



Implicit: presuppositions (cont)

30 Abril 2026, 12:30 Amália Mendes

The difficulty of challenging presuppositions

Non-prototypical presuppositions
Informative presuppositions and the Accomodation of presuppositions 
Presuppositions as the main purpose of the utterance


Implicit: presuppositions

28 Abril 2026, 12:30 Amália Mendes

Presuppositions as known information vs new information

Linguistic elements triggering presuppositions