  What is a standard implicature?    A standard implicature is a
conversational implicature based on an addressee's assumption
that the speaker is being cooperative by directly observing the
conversational maxims.  Example (English)   • In the following
exchange, A assumes that B is being cooperative, truthful,
adequately informative, relevant, and clear. Thus, A can infer
that B thinks A can get fuel at the garage:    • A: I’ve just
run out of petrol.   • B: Oh; there’s a garage just around the
corner.   • Generic       A standard implicature is a kind of
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