How Do You Know What People MEAN?

How do you understand what people mean when they say something? Most of what we communicate never gets said out loud, and yet we almost always get it. In 1967, the philosopher H. P. Grice proposed an explanation for how that works. It's elegant, it's influential, and it's still being argued over. 👉 Join the waitlist for my course, the Linguistics Blueprint: https://www.languagejones.com/blueprint ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 Why literal meaning isn't enough 1:01 The Cooperative Principle and the four maxims 4:10 Conversational Implicature 6:35 Cancellability 7:34 What the framework explains 8:10 What the framework doesn't explain 10:06 Final thoughts 👋 If you're new here, welcome! I'm Dr. Taylor Jones. I have a PhD in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, and on this channel, we explore the fascinating intersections of language, culture, and science. 💬 LEAVE A COMMENT: 💬 What's the most devastating thing someone has said to you without technically saying anything bad? A backhanded compliment, a suspiciously short reference, a "that's... interesting"? 🔔 Subscribe for more linguistic deep dives: [@languagejones](   / @languagejones  ) Support the channel on Patreon:   / languagejones   #Linguistics #Pragmatics #Grice #Implicature #PhilosophyOfLanguage #Semantics