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Miles Lee Posted 14 years ago
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Entailment or Implicature
Which do you think b is? Entailment or Implicature?
Entailment means if a is ture, b is necessarily ture while implicature is not so, and can be easily cancelled. Now take a look.
a. Most birds are on the lawn.
b. Many birds are on the lawn.
Entailment means if a is ture, b is necessarily ture while implicature is not so, and can be easily cancelled. Now take a look.
a. Most birds are on the lawn.
b. Many birds are on the lawn.
Top answer
I take it that 'ture' should be 'true'. It seems to me that 'most birds are on the lawn' may imply, but not require, that many birds are on the lawn. Four out of six, for example, is 'most' but not 'many'.
- I take it that 'ture' should be 'true'.
- It seems to me that 'most birds are on the lawn' may imply, but not require, that many birds are on the lawn.
- Four out of six, for example, is 'most' but not 'many'.
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I take it that 'ture' should be 'true'.
It seems to me that 'most birds are on the lawn' may imply, but not require, that many birds are on the lawn. Four out of six, for example, is 'most' but not 'many'.
It seems to me that 'most birds are on the lawn' may imply, but not require, that many birds are on the lawn. Four out of six, for example, is 'most' but not 'many'.
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