Mohammad Javad Pourabed

The theory of conversational implicature is a theory based on dialogue and conversation, and it is one of the most important concepts in discourse analysis, established by the British philosopher Paul Grice. This theory has four fundamental principles: the maxim of quantity, which refers to the amount of information provided in a conversation; the maxim of quality, which concerns the truthfulness of the information presented; the maxim of relation, which pertains to the topic of conversation and its relevance to the context; and the maxim of manner, which emphasizes the necessity of clarity and avoidance of ambiguity in conversation . Resala ela ghurosh by Khaled Al-Kindi is a historical fiction novel that narrates the story of rival kingdoms during the pre-Christian era of prosperity. The main characters of this novel are a young boy named Cyrus and his Babylonian tutor, Afsar, who tells him stories containing advice and lessons . This research uses a descriptive-analytical method to examine the novel based on the theory of conversational implicature. It attempts to identify manifestations of this theory in the novel and analyze examples of conversations where implied meaning replaces the literal meaning. We concluded that speakers create implied meaning in conversation by violating the stated maxims through means such as being too brief, being overly verbose, using ambiguity, blaming, frightening, and mocking. This meaning is determined based on the cooperative principle within the context of the conversation.