ABSTRACT
This dissertation is an exploration of the relationship that exists between ethnography and
implicature by combining the two theories, with the Shona (Zezuru dialect) funeral gathering
being the case study. The study will analyse utterances made during Shona culture funeral
gatherings looking at the linguistic use by investigating how culture influences it to generate
implicature through non observance of Grice conversational maxims. Ethnography of
communication and conversational implicature were used as the theoretical framework.
Observation was the research method used. The results collected reflected that ethnography and
implicature can be combined. Norms and genre are cultural factors that dominate the generation
of implicature through mainly suspending and flouting of maxims than the other
Shumbamhini, M (2021). An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Ethnography And Implicature: A Case Study Of Shona Funeral Gatherings. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-relationship-between-ethnography-and-implicature-a-case-study-of-shona-funeral-gatherings
Shumbamhini, Melisa "An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Ethnography And Implicature: A Case Study Of Shona Funeral Gatherings" Afribary. Afribary, 01 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-relationship-between-ethnography-and-implicature-a-case-study-of-shona-funeral-gatherings. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Shumbamhini, Melisa . "An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Ethnography And Implicature: A Case Study Of Shona Funeral Gatherings". Afribary, Afribary, 01 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-relationship-between-ethnography-and-implicature-a-case-study-of-shona-funeral-gatherings >.
Shumbamhini, Melisa . "An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Ethnography And Implicature: A Case Study Of Shona Funeral Gatherings" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-relationship-between-ethnography-and-implicature-a-case-study-of-shona-funeral-gatherings