Zoltan Szábó points out (p.c.) that Grice may be reluctant to call this background proposition an implicature because the speaker does not really intend to convey this proposition to the addressee. But there are cases where the speaker may intend the background proposition as part of, or even as the main point of, what is communicated. See example (2) below. 1. Two types of Relevance Implicatur...

This paper examined tendencies actually to utilize moral reasoning capabilities when making decisions, and suggested that utilization becomes especially salient in the context of variables having clear “deference to authority” implications. A “critical question” described here provided insights into the specific situations in which U (utilizer) scores from the Defining Issues Test (DIT) measure...

The purpose of this study was to integrate research on organizational socialization tactics and newcomer proactive tactics. Based on the work term experiences of a sample of co-op management students, the results indicate that organizational socialization tactics are positively related to newcomer proactive tactics (feedback seeking, information seeking, networking, boss relationship building, ...