Implicature Analysis in Japan Airlines’ Annoucements

• Bonita Noviasari Sihombing
• 2021

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This study aims to describe (1) the type of conversational implicature, and (2) the function of conversational implicature found in Japan Airlines’ Announcements. The data consist of five (5) pre-flight announcements which were taken from Japan Airlines Soekarno International Airport, Cengkareng. Qualitative research method are used to answer these desciptive problems. The results of the study reveal (1) Japan Airlines actively uses implicature in its announcements which can be seen from the use of generalized conversational implicature and particularized conversational implicature, and (2) the functions of implicature in Japan Airlines Announcement are as representation, expression, and direction.

 

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