Cooperation and implicature are fundamentally linked in conversation. Cooperation means that speakers and listeners do not intend to confuse or mislead each other, but rather convey true and relevant statements. Implicatures are inferred based on assumptions that the speaker is observing principles of cooperation, such as providing enough information (quantity), truthful information (quality), and clear, unambiguous information (manner and relation). Implicatures are part of what is communicated implicitly rather than explicitly stated.