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Direct linkWright, David – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2008
This study investigates the link between the linguistic principles of implicature and pragmatics and software documentation. When implicatures are created in conversation or text, the listener or reader is required to fill in missing information not overtly stated. This information is usually filled in on the basis of previous knowledge or…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Pragmatics, Content Analysis
