Implicature Shifts in the Translation of King Abdullah II’s Political Speeches from English into Arabic

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Implicature shifts during translation can alter the intended meaning significantly, impacting clarity and politeness.
Findings indicate a preference for explicit meanings over implicit ones, affecting the communicative intent of the original text.
The study employed a mixed-method approach to analyze three political speeches and their translations, identifying trends in shifts.
Using Grice’s theory of implicature, the analysis categorized shifts into addition, omission, explicitation, and substitution.

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This analysis of translation implicature in King Abdullah II’s speeches using Grice's theory highlights shifts in meaning and prioritizes clarity.

Hanaqtah et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This analysis of translation implicature in King Abdullah II’s speeches using Grice's theory highlights shifts in meaning and prioritizes clarity.