PSY474H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pantene, Gie, Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Can be generated based on the information provided. Presupposition: facts, ideas, or states-of-affairs that are taken for granted in understanding core meaning of sentence, compare: different background story. John moved the book: john has the book. John returned the book: john does not have the book. Linda saw steve vs. linda saw steve again: different words, expressions and sentences presuppose different kinds of information. Definite noun phrases (cid:862)ho(cid:449) do the (cid:374)e(cid:449) ta(cid:454) la(cid:449)s affe(cid:272)t you? (cid:863) (cid:862)the(cid:863) communicates the existence: the law has been passed and is using. Discover indicates that the object have already existed in the world. Ofte(cid:374) used to (cid:862)(cid:396)ei(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e(cid:863), othe(cid:396)(cid:449)ise su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)epts. Dis(cid:374)e(cid:455) desti(cid:374)atio(cid:374)s: (cid:862)dis(cid:272)o(cid:448)e(cid:396) the (cid:373)agi(cid:272) of dis(cid:374)e(cid:455) desti(cid:374)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) Ve(cid:396)(cid:271) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:455)s idea that (cid:862)the spi(cid:396)it(cid:863)/ (cid:862)the (cid:373)agi(cid:272)(cid:863) e(cid:454)ists, a(cid:374)d that (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t al(cid:396)ead(cid:455) ha(cid:448)e it at your current location: presupposing the truth of something. The stuff follows the verb is presupposed to the truth. Example: knows/ regrets/ is sorry/ is glad/ managed to.
