A: โDid you get the milk and the eggs?โ B: โI got the milk.โ Bโs utterance may implicate that _________.
Bโs utterance may implicate that he/she did not get the eggs.
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Identify the presupposition in the following sentences:โWe are going to be teachers of English.โ
The utterance presupposes that we havenโt been teachers of English yet. The utterance presupposes (1) that the hearer already knows who the other members of thi
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Situation Question
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A: โWhat are the Nelsons like?โ B: โThey were rich.โ Bโs utterance may implicate that _________.
Bโs utterance may implicate that the Nelsons are not rich any more.
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A: โDid Carmen like the party?โ B: โShe left after an hour.โ Bโs utterance may implicate that________.
Bโs utterance may implicate that Carmen did not like the party
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Alice: โHave you seen my T-shirt?โ Max: โThe dog is wearing a T-shirt.โ - Max's utterance may implicate that __________.
His utterance may implicate that Max is not sure whether the T-shirt the dog wearing is Aliceโs.
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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eraser
Reset score!
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magnet
Take 25 points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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In the following decide whether each of the inferences in brackets is a presupposition (P) or an implicature (I): A:" Is John engaged" B:"He bought a ring" (John is engaged)
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Decide which maxim has not been observedand what conversational implicature might be drawn: Teacher (towards the end of the lecture): "What time is it?" Student: "It is 10:44 and 35.6 seconds"
A flouting of the maxim of Quantity. The student is providing much more information than is normally required in this situation. The teacher would probably d
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In the following decide whether each of the inferences in brackets is a presupposition (P) or an implicature (I): A:"Did you finish the report" B:"I started it" (I didn't finish it)
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Mat: โWhatโs with your mother?โ Bob: โLetโs go outside.โ Bob's utterance may implicate that ______.
Bob cannot talk about his motherโs problem in the very place
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seesaw
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gift
Win 10 points!
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fairy
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banana
Go to last place!
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In the following decide whether each of the inferences in brackets is a presupposition (P) or an implicature (I): A:"My girlfriend lives in New York." B:"My girlfriend lives in Boston." (I have a girlfriend)
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Identify the presupposition in the following sentences:โMy sister is going to graduate from university.โ
The utterance presupposes that I have a sister, and she hasnโt graduated from university yet.