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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In the following decide whether each of the inferences in brackets is a presupposition (P) or an implicature (I): A:"It works now" B:"When did Eric fix it?" (Eric fixed it)
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Alice: ‘Have you seen my T-shirt?’ Max: ‘The dog is wearing a T-shirt.’ - Max's utterance may implicate that __________.
His utterance may implicate that Max is not sure whether the T-shirt the dog wearing is Alice’s.
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lifesaver
Give 5 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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A: ‘Did you get the milk and the eggs?’ B: ‘I got the milk.’ B’s utterance may implicate that _________.
B’s utterance may implicate that he/she did not get the eggs.
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Identify the presupposition in the following sentences:‘When did you stop beating your husband?’
The utterance presupposes that you once beat your husband, and you stopped beating him.
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banana
Go to last place!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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gift
Win 10 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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Decide which maxim has not been observed and what conversational implicature might be drawn: A:" I really like that dinner." B:"I'm a vegetarian."
Is a flouting of the maxim of Relevance. If meat had been the main course, A would probably draw the implicature that B didn’t like the dinner.
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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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A: ‘What are the Nelsons like?’ B: ‘They were rich.’ B’s utterance may implicate that _________.
B’s utterance may implicate that the Nelsons are not rich any more.
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Paul: ‘I didn’t take it.’ Virginia: ‘Why do you always lie?’ Virginia’s utterance may implicate that _______.
Virginia’s utterance may implicate that it is Paul who took it.
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Identify the presupposition in the following sentences: "I am sorry I cannot find your book right now."
The utterance presupposes that you have/own a book, and you have lent it to me.
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Identify the presupposition in the following sentences:‘We are going to be teachers of English.’
The utterance presupposes that we haven’t been teachers of English yet. The utterance presupposes (1) that the hearer already knows who the other members of thi
