pragmaticinferential
pragmaticinferential refers to the cognitive process of understanding meaning that is not explicitly stated but can be inferred from the context of a communication. This involves combining linguistic information with background knowledge and contextual cues to arrive at a speaker's intended message. It is a key aspect of pragmatics, the study of how language is used in context.
The process of pragmatic inference relies heavily on principles of cooperation and shared understanding between communicators.
Inference can be triggered by various factors including conversational implicature, where meaning is suggested rather than
Researchers in fields such as linguistics, psychology, and artificial intelligence study pragmatic inference to understand human