Exercise Presupposition or entailment - Revision history

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Presupposition or entailment?

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	+- '''A''': Where is the man with the megaphone? '''B''': There is a man with a megaphone.		+- '''A''': Where is the man with the megaphone? '''B''': There is a man with a megaphone.
	\|\| Questions never have entailments, only assertions do. Also: A definite NP presupposes the existence (and uniqueness) of an individual with the described property.		\|\| Questions never have entailments, only assertions do. Also: A definite NP presupposes the existence (and uniqueness) of an individual with the described property.
			-+ '''A''': At least three students solved the problem. '''B''': At least two students solved the problem.
			\|\| The inference disappears if we negate '''A''', i.e., ''It is not true that at least three students solved the problem.'' does not allow us to infer '''B'''.
	+- '''A''': The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. '''B''': There is a queen of England.		+- '''A''': The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. '''B''': There is a queen of England.
	\|\| Negation test: The '''B''' sentence can also be inferred from the negation of the '''A''' sentence (''The Queen of England did not attend a cooking workshop.''). Also: A definite NP has an existential presupposition.		\|\| Negation test: The '''B''' sentence can also be inferred from the negation of the '''A''' sentence (''The Queen of England did not attend a cooking workshop.''). Also: A definite NP has an existential presupposition.

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

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	+- '''A''': The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. '''B''': There is a queen of England.		+- '''A''': The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. '''B''': There is a queen of England.
	\|\| Negation test: The '''B''' sentence can also be inferred from the negation of the '''A''' sentence (''The Queen of England did not attend a cooking workshop.''). Also: A definite NP has an existential presupposition.		\|\| Negation test: The '''B''' sentence can also be inferred from the negation of the '''A''' sentence (''The Queen of England did not attend a cooking workshop.''). Also: A definite NP has an existential presupposition.
	-+ My dog Richard was killed in a car accident.		-+ '''A''': My dog Richard was killed in a car accident. '''B''': My dog Richard is dead.
	\|\| The ~~reason why we have an entailment~~ here ~~is the fact that we have can think~~ of ~~a second sentence that indicates the truth of the sentence you just read. <br/>~~ My dog Richard was killed in a car accident (A) ~~(entails) My dog is dead (B) <br/> The consequence of A is~~ B. ~~In order to find out whether you deal with an entailment or a presupposition you may negate the sentence A. If sentence~~ B ~~remains true then you are confronted with a presupposition, if~~ not ~~you most certainly deal with an entailment~~: ~~<br/> My dog Richard was not killed in~~ a ~~car accident (~~A~~) My dog is~~ dead ~~(B)= WRONG!!!!=> Entailment~~		\|\| The negation test does not work here: The negation of '''A''' (''My dog Richard was not killed in a car accident.'') does not allow us to infer '''B'''. However, '''B''' is not cancellable: We cannot, without creating a contradiction, continue '''A''' by ''but, in fact, Richard isn't dead.''

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Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

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Presupposition or entailment?

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	+- '''A''': Where is the man with the megaphone? '''B''': There is a man with a megaphone.		+- '''A''': Where is the man with the megaphone? '''B''': There is a man with a megaphone.
	\|\| ~~Easy one~~, ~~right?~~		\|\| Questions never have entailments, only assertions do. Also: A definite NP presupposes the existence (and uniqueness) of an individual with the described property.
	~~\|\| The last sentence contains all~~ the ~~information~~ of the ~~first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English~~. ~~I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!~~		+- '''A''': The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. '''B''': There is a queen of England.
	+- Queen of England attended a cooking workshop.		\|\| Negation test: The '''B''' sentence can also be inferred from the negation of the '''A''' sentence (''The Queen of England did not attend a cooking workshop.''). Also: A definite NP has an existential presupposition.
	\|\| ~~Because whether you have this utterance or~~ the negation of ~~it "~~The Queen of England~~" still exists~~.
	-+ My dog Richard was killed in a car accident.		-+ My dog Richard was killed in a car accident.
	\|\| The reason why we have an entailment here is the fact that we have can think of a second sentence that indicates the truth of the sentence you just read. <br/> My dog Richard was killed in a car accident (A) (entails) My dog is dead (B) <br/> The consequence of A is B. In order to find out whether you deal with an entailment or a presupposition you may negate the sentence A. If sentence B remains true then you are confronted with a presupposition, if not you most certainly deal with an entailment: <br/> My dog Richard was not killed in a car accident (A) My dog is dead (B)= WRONG!!!!=> Entailment		\|\| The reason why we have an entailment here is the fact that we have can think of a second sentence that indicates the truth of the sentence you just read. <br/> My dog Richard was killed in a car accident (A) (entails) My dog is dead (B) <br/> The consequence of A is B. In order to find out whether you deal with an entailment or a presupposition you may negate the sentence A. If sentence B remains true then you are confronted with a presupposition, if not you most certainly deal with an entailment: <br/> My dog Richard was not killed in a car accident (A) My dog is dead (B)= WRONG!!!!=> Entailment

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

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Presupposition or entailment?

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	{~~You will now have to find out whether~~ the sentence is a presupposition or an entailment?		{Is the '''B''' sentence a presupposition or an entailment of the '''A''' sentence?
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	+- Where is the man with the megaphone?		+- '''A''': Where is the man with the megaphone? '''B''': There is a man with a megaphone.
	\|\| Easy one, right?		\|\| Easy one, right?
	\|\| The last sentence contains all the information of the first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English. I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!		\|\| The last sentence contains all the information of the first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English. I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!

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	+- Where is the man with the megaphone?.		+- Where is the man with the megaphone?
	\|\| Easy one, right?		\|\| Easy one, right?
	\|\| The last sentence contains all the information of the first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English. I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!		\|\| The last sentence contains all the information of the first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English. I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!

Suzanne at 00:17, 3 August 2013

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			===Presupposition or entailment?===

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			{You will now have to find out whether the sentence is a presupposition or an entailment?
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			\| presupposition \| entailment
			+- Where is the man with the megaphone?.
			\|\| Easy one, right?
			\|\| The last sentence contains all the information of the first one; you only have to translate it into colloquial English. I told you, that it wasn’t so complicated!
			+- Queen of England attended a cooking workshop.
			\|\| Because whether you have this utterance or the negation of it "The Queen of England" still exists.
			-+ My dog Richard was killed in a car accident.
			\|\| The reason why we have an entailment here is the fact that we have can think of a second sentence that indicates the truth of the sentence you just read. <br/> My dog Richard was killed in a car accident (A) (entails) My dog is dead (B) <br/> The consequence of A is B. In order to find out whether you deal with an entailment or a presupposition you may negate the sentence A. If sentence B remains true then you are confronted with a presupposition, if not you most certainly deal with an entailment: <br/> My dog Richard was not killed in a car accident (A) My dog is dead (B)= WRONG!!!!=> Entailment

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Exercise Presupposition or entailment - Revision history

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

Manfred: /* Presupposition or entailment? */

Suzanne at 18:03, 5 August 2013

Suzanne at 00:17, 3 August 2013

Suzanne at 00:12, 3 August 2013

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