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Entailment is a relationship that applies between two propositions, where the truth of one implies the truth of the other because of the meanings of _______
words
Entailment is concerned with the ____ meaning.
sentence
Entailments depend on sentence meaning, not the context in which the sentence is used. (True or False)
True
Both sentences and speakers have entailments. (True or False)
False
"The speaker will communicate, typically by stress, which entailment is assumed to be more important for interpreting intended meaning than any others." Which entailment is it?
foreground entailment
One sentence has only one background entailment and one foreground entailment. (True or False)
False
"The first sentence entails the second but not the other way round." Which type of entailment is it?
One-way entailment
"The first sentence entails the second, and the second sentence entails the first." Which type of entailment is it?
Two-way entailment
(A) "My father owns this car" entails. (B) "This car belongs to my father."
Two-way entailment
(A) "Eliza plays the flute" entails (B) "Eliza plays a musical instrument." Which type of entailment is used?
One-way entailment
“I gave MY MOTHER 2 packages of rice?” entails: "It was my mother whom I gave 2 packages of rice". Which type of entailment is used?
foreground entailment
What is the foreground entailment of the sentence (A): "Teresa CLEANED the bookselves"
entails (B) "Teresa did something to the bookselves."
Give 1 background entailment to the sentence (A) “The painters broke the window."
entails (B1) “Someone broke the window” (B2) “The painters did something to the window” (B3) “The painters broke something”
Give 1 two-way entailment to the sentence (A) "I have a crush on my friend, who is sitting in front of me."
entails (B) "I am sitting behind my crush."
Give 1 one-way entailment to the sentence (A) "Anne caught a Tuna."
entails (B) "Anne caught a fish"
Sentence A entails B if ...............
A is true forces B true
