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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
meaning relation
As you see in the following example, there is a certain relation - which is called the presupposition- triggered by some type of verbs.
e.g. He forgot to enclose your paper.
(presupposed) He did not enclose your paper.
And this kind of verbs is named an implicative verb as referring to some grammar text. All the verbs in this list is not hard to find out why they should be classified in this category - manage, avoid,fail, happen, etc.
However I have no idea of why the verb 'bother' settled itself in this group. Here, I list some examples by its dictionary-based meanings. (each 'bother' holds a slightly different meaning by the dictionary.)
e.g. It's not worth bothering with an umbrella-the car'sjust outside.
That sprained ankle is still bothering her.
Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two.
What propositions(presuppostion) can be drawed in each of the above sentences?
e.g. He forgot to enclose your paper.
(presupposed) He did not enclose your paper.
And this kind of verbs is named an implicative verb as referring to some grammar text. All the verbs in this list is not hard to find out why they should be classified in this category - manage, avoid,fail, happen, etc.
However I have no idea of why the verb 'bother' settled itself in this group. Here, I list some examples by its dictionary-based meanings. (each 'bother' holds a slightly different meaning by the dictionary.)
e.g. It's not worth bothering with an umbrella-the car'sjust outside.
That sprained ankle is still bothering her.
Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two.
What propositions(presuppostion) can be drawed in each of the above sentences?
Top answer
That there is some difficulty or imposition involved in the act.
- That there is some difficulty or imposition involved in the act.
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That there is some difficulty or imposition involved in the act.
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Thank you for the answer, I was unable to view this meaning-relation as in your way. Now it suggests itself to me so clearly.
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