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
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
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.
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)
(P) presupposition
(I) implicature
Identify the presupposition in the following sentences: ‘Can you stop playing with your cat?’
The utterance presupposes that you have a cat, and you’re playing with him/her.
Situation Question
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Wrong
Situation Question
Wrong
Right
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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Right
Wrong
A: ‘Did Carmen like the party?’ B: ‘She left after an hour.’ B’s utterance may implicate that________.
B’s utterance may implicate that Carmen did not like the party
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.
Mat: ‘What’s with your mother?’ Bob: ‘Let’s go outside.’ Bob's utterance may implicate that ______.
Bob cannot talk about his mother’s problem in the very place
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.
Identify the presupposition in the following sentences:‘My sister is going to graduate from university.’
The utterance presupposes that I have a sister, and she hasn’t graduated from university yet.
Identify the presupposition in the following sentences: ‘Could you drive me to the airport?’
The utterance presupposes that the hearer already knows what the airport is and where it is located
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.
Situation Question
Wrong
Right
Identify the presupposition in the following sentences: ‘The exam is not so difficult’
The utterance presupposes that there is an exam and that the hearer already knows what the exam is. The speaker assumes that the hearer already knows what the e
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)
(P) presupposition
(I) implicature
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.
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)
(I) implicature
(P) presupposition
Situation Question
Right
Wrong
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)
(P) presupposition
(I) implicature
Decide which maxim has not been observed and what conversational implicature might be drawn: A:"How are you?" B:"I'm dead"
Is a flouting of the maxim of Quality. B can only be co-operative if A would draw the implicature that B was very tired
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.