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Abstract
This study addresses the meaning of the ‘unsaid’ as a linguistic phenomenon that occurs frequently in ‘quotes’ as well as ‘non-quotes’. The aim of this study is to reveal the ‘unsaid’ meanings via inclusive analysis of the given context relying on some selected pragmatic concepts. The study explores Jane Austen’s use of language in her two novels; Pride and Prejudice and Emma. It also discusses context in discursive interactions. Analysis for the study is based on some pragmatic concepts introduced by famous linguists such as Searle, Austin and Grice. Yule summarized and reintroduced these features in his book pragmatics. The selected concepts help to identify the similarities as well as the differences between ‘quotes’ and ‘non-quotes’. Findings reveal results that conversational ‘unsaid’ is used more than narrative ‘unsaid’, and narrative techniques differ from conversational ones in the selected works. The study concludes that people need inferences to develop societal consciousness to enhance understanding of undefined expressions.