Discourse Analysis of Hirak Rajar Deshe

Abstract

Conversational implicature - a practical phenomenon of daily human interactions occurs often which makes it important to be studied. This study aims to analyze the classification of conversational implicature resulting from the satirical dialogues in the film "Hirak Rajar Deshe", renowned socio-political satire of its time by Shatyajit Ray. The primary objective is to elucidate the underlying meanings behind these implicature. To find and describe these implicature, a descriptive qualitative approach is used barring statistical methods. The data is collected by watching the film and taking note of the satirical dialogues that are potential to include implicature. Through this analysis, the researcher discovers that the characters' breach of the maxims of quantity, quality, relation, and manner are what lead to the conversational implicature. Additionally, two types of conversational implicature emerge: generalized conversational implicature and particularized conversational implicature where particularized conversational implicature is used more frequently than generalized conversational implicature. This study serves as a resource for researchers interested in film analysis, satirical communication, expanding our knowledge of conversational implicature, and cultural context in cinema . Key Words: Conversational implicature, utterance, generalized, particularized