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==The utterance "I want more milk for my tea!" has the following presuppostions:== | ==The utterance "I want more milk for my tea!" has the following presuppostions:== | ||
# Someone | # Someone is having tea. | ||
# Someone already has milk in his/her tea. | # Someone already has put milk in his/her tea. | ||
# This person doesn't like his/her tea with the amount of milk that is currently in the tea. | # This person doesn't like his/her tea with the amount of milk that is currently in the tea. | ||
# He/She prefers more milk in his/her tea. | # He/She prefers more milk in his/her tea. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 4 February 2013
The utterance "I want more milk for my tea!" has the following presuppostions:
- Someone is having tea.
- Someone already has put milk in his/her tea.
- This person doesn't like his/her tea with the amount of milk that is currently in the tea.
- He/She prefers more milk in his/her tea.