AN ANALYSIS OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE IN DORAEMON COMIC

Abstract

This study accounts for the analysis of conversational implicature found in Doraemon comic
Volume 1 and 2 released in the editions of Augustus 23rd 2004 - December 20th 2012. The study
aims at analyzing the generalized conversational implicature and particularized conversational
implicature. The writer represents the data analysis by using SPEAKING analysis tables by
Hymes and the theory of conversational implicature by Yule. The results of the analysis show
that the implicature in this comic often happen spontaneously. The generalized conversational
implicature is used to express agreement and disagreement, suggestion, showing surprised, to
predict the new problem that can happen, to force someone’s idea, and to make some challenges
in the conversation. Meanwhile the particularized conversational implicature is used to show
disagreement, to feel unwilling to do something, to make trick on somebody else, or to hide
some feeling from somebody.
Key words: conversational implicature, generalized conversational implicature,
particularized conversational implicature, comic, SPEAKING theory.