THE INTERRELATION OF IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT MEANINGS IN DIALOGUE
https://doi.org /10.59982/18294359-23.14.2-mm-16
Abstract
In this paper, we study the interrelation of implicit and explicit meanings, observe various definitions of the core implicitness of explicit constructions, and turn to the analyses of these linguistic concepts from the point of view of semantics and pragmatics as well. The complex coverage of the notion of implicitness is accompanied by the results and conclusions made by our own research. We also refer to the observations of implicitness in the fields of stylistics and translation.
The paper can be considered theoretical as it is devoted to the analytical nuances of theoretical definitions of implicitness and explicitness and their practical usage.
Implicitness “can’t be seen but can be heard” in explicit structures. On one hand, implied meanings convey an indirectly expressed main message; on the other hand, implicitness is a tool to convey additional information beyond the lines without being repeated.
As dialogue is considered to be one of the means of implied discourse, it is important to pay attention to the intentions of a person in communication and to the linguistic and extralinguistic factors of comprehension as well.
For decoding and analyzing the meaning of intentional implicitness, one should also comprehend the verbal intentions, allusions, subtexts, and voice tone of the speakers.
As for unintentional implicitness, it refers to the common knowledge of the speakers in dialogue on some topic and the skills of making brief but meaningful speech.
Keywords: implicit meaning, explicit meaning, subtext, intentional implicitness, unintentional implicitness, intent/intention, verbal intention.
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