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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Categorical
Hi,
1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
For many outer-city and middle-class speakers, a raised vowel is already categorical in all environments.
Does it mean:-
2) Many outer-city and middle-class speakers always use a raised vowel?
It ultimately relies on the notion that we order our world through the categorical distinctions of our language.
3) What does the above sentence mean?
He categorically rejected our offer.
4) He rejected our offer and expressed that nothing could change his mind?
Where deviance has a categorical, unproblematic quality, a penal response is triggered.
5) What does the above sentence mean?
6) What is the difference between "Weber's agent issued a categorical denial that the incident had ever happened." and "Weber's agent issued a denial that the incident had ever happened."?
Thanks in advance
1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
For many outer-city and middle-class speakers, a raised vowel is already categorical in all environments.
Does it mean:-
2) Many outer-city and middle-class speakers always use a raised vowel?
It ultimately relies on the notion that we order our world through the categorical distinctions of our language.
3) What does the above sentence mean?
He categorically rejected our offer.
4) He rejected our offer and expressed that nothing could change his mind?
Where deviance has a categorical, unproblematic quality, a penal response is triggered.
5) What does the above sentence mean?
6) What is the difference between "Weber's agent issued a categorical denial that the incident had ever happened." and "Weber's agent issued a denial that the incident had ever happened."?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Hi, My dictionary offers this. Categorical adj. unconditional, absolute: explicit, direct (a categorical refiual) 1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
- Hi, My dictionary offers this.
- Categorical adj.
- unconditional, absolute: explicit, direct (a categorical refiual) 1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
- I usually see it only in contexts like 'a categorical refusal', a categorical 'No'.
- I never see eg a categorical 'Yes' eg a categorical answer For many outer-city and middle-class speakers, a raised vowel is already categorical in all environments.
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Hi,
My dictionary offers this.
Categorical adj. unconditional, absolute: explicit, direct (a categorical refiual)
1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
I usually see it only in contexts like 'a categorical refusal', a categorical 'No'.
I never see
eg a categorical 'Yes'
eg a categorical answe
My dictionary offers this.
Categorical adj. unconditional, absolute: explicit, direct (a categorical refiual)
1) In what contexts do you expect to see the word "categorical"?
I usually see it only in contexts like 'a categorical refusal', a categorical 'No'.
I never see
eg a categorical 'Yes'
eg a categorical answe
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