Inferential Model of Communication
Inferential Model of Communication

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the inferential model of communication. This model outlines the importance of the relevance and of the effect of an utterance. The speaker’s relevance/failure in relevance, be it intentional or not, actually depends on the audience’s desire to put an effort in understanding and accepting an utterance. The overt and covert types of communication are also presented in this article, these two models being considered by Sperber and Wilson (1995 [1986]) as essential for the relevance of communication.

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