Journal of English Language and Education
Vol 11, No 3 (2026)

Particularized Conversational Implicatures Through Off-Record Strategies in Surah Maryam Dialogues

Giffari Ramdhani (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Andang Saehu (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Ice Sariyati (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study examines Particularized Conversational Implicature (PCI) in the dialogues of Surah Maryam and its contribution to politeness in religious discourse. Therefore, this study aims to analyze how PCI is realized through off-record strategies and how it contributes to politeness in the dialogues of Surah Maryam. Grounded in the theories of Paul Grice and Brown and Levinson, this study employed qualitative content analysis, using the Sahih International translation of Surah Maryam as the source of the data. The data consisted of 32 utterances forming dialogic verses grouped into 12 dialogue sections. The findings reveal that 7 sections contain PCI which is realized through off-record strategies such as giving hints, rhetorical questions, understatement, presupposition, and association clues. These strategies enable indirect, context-dependent, and polite communication. The study contributes to pragmatic studies and Qur’anic discourse analysis by demonstrating how indirect communication constructs ethical interaction in religious texts.

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Journal Info

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jele

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Journal of English Language and Education (pISSN: 2597-6850 and eISSN: 2502-4132) is a journal that focuses on researching or documenting issues in education, language education, applied linguistics, English education, English language teaching, English Literature, language assessment and ...