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Miles Lee Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Denying an implicit presupposition
In the following, b denies the implicit presupposition of a, the belief of a that John is married.
a. John's wife is a teacher.
b. John isn't even married.
Then, what does A presoppose in the following?
A. Bill seems to have got lost.
B. Yeah. He must not have driven this way before.
a. John's wife is a teacher.
b. John isn't even married.
Then, what does A presoppose in the following?
A. Bill seems to have got lost.
B. Yeah. He must not have driven this way before.
Top answer
Hi, I don't really see that A in #2 presupposes anything. I suppose you might argue that A presupposes there is some reason that Bill should not get lost, eg that Bill knows the route, or has a GPS. Clive
- Hi, I don't really see that A in #2 presupposes anything.
- I suppose you might argue that A presupposes there is some reason that Bill should not get lost, eg that Bill knows the route, or has a GPS.
- Clive
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Hi,
I don't really see that A in #2 presupposes anything.
I suppose you might argue that A presupposes there is some reason that Bill should not get lost, eg that Bill knows the route, or has a GPS.
Clive
I don't really see that A in #2 presupposes anything.
I suppose you might argue that A presupposes there is some reason that Bill should not get lost, eg that Bill knows the route, or has a GPS.
Clive
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Thank you so much. My grammar book lacks enough explination. It was great help. ^^
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