LING 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Presupposition, Implicature, Pragmatics
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A entail b: in all conditions where a is correct, b is correct. In general, semantics deals with the literal meanings (cid:28674)(cid:28665)(cid:28595)(cid:28678)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)(cid:28679)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)(cid:28662)(cid:28664)(cid:28678). (cid:28595)(cid:28636)(cid:28679)(cid:28595)(cid:28663)(cid:28674)(cid:28664)(cid:28678)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679)(cid:28595)(cid:28667)(cid:28660)(cid:28681)(cid:28664)(cid:28595)(cid:28679)(cid:28674)(cid:28595) be true, but if it were true we would know what would follow that. Pragmatics: separating the literal meaning of a sentence from how it is used in context. We often make inferences based on what they suggest, not just what they entail. Literal meaning: this minute is a late time of the day. Intended meaning: the party should end and we should go home. Most things we say is loaded with intended meaning. Implicature: the intended meaning of a sentence is an implicature that is not entailed by what is said, but still often inferred. A implicates b: we can infer b from a, though b is not entailed by a. 2: mary has exactly three children. (cid:28612)(cid:28595)(cid:28663)(cid:28674)(cid:28664)(cid:28678)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679)(cid:28595)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)(cid:28679)(cid:28660)(cid:28668)(cid:28671)(cid:28595)(cid:28613),(cid:28595)(cid:28661)(cid:28680)(cid:28679)(cid:28595)(cid:28612)(cid:28595)(cid:28668)(cid:28672)(cid:28675)(cid:28671)(cid:28668)(cid:28662)(cid:28660)(cid:28679)(cid:28664)(cid:28678) 2; this is a default assumption that we make.
