Implicative Acts in Chetan Bhagat's Select Novels

Application of conversational implicature to Chetan Bhagat’s novels Five Point Someone and The Three Mistakes of My Life ascertains that it is possible to suggest more than what is actually stated by the characters and author. Since conversational implicature is a special kind of linguistic and pragmatic inference it can be applied to Chetan Bhagat’s novels and brought them within the scope of pragmatic theory as conversation in fiction is different from normal conversation. Conversational implicature could be a powerful linguistic and pragmatic tool which can help us to arrive at the suggested meaning in fiction. The book attempts to show how conversation in fiction can deepen our understanding of the text. It will be a good reference book for those who venture out implicature analysis of conversational pieces.