What are the difference between illocutionary acts and implicature given the sense that both suggest implied meaning or are they just the same?

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Implicature is a kind of implied meaning. It’s a default assumption underlying what you are saying, though it can be cancelled out.

An illocutionary act is what kind of change in the world you are trying to realise through what you are saying. The implied meaning is not really part of it; it’s more about intent.

Answered 2016-01-26
[Originally posted on http://quora.com/What-are-the-difference-between-illocutionary-acts-and-implicature-given-the-sense-that-both-suggest-implied-meaning-or-are-they-just-the-same/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

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