Exercise Types of Presuppositions: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:04, 5 August 2013

The following material is an adapted form of material created by student participants of the project e-Learning Resources for Semantics (e-LRS).
Involved participants: Katharina, Caterina, Daniela, Eva

existential	factive	lexical	structural	Non- factive	Counterfactual
						Where is the man with the megaphone? The fair boy shook his head. This is an island. At least I think it‘s an island. That‘s a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren‘t any grownups anywhere. (Source: Wiliam Golding, Lord of the flies, p.7/8)
						I used to eat meat on a regular basis but since my sister works on a dairy farm I quit eating meat again.
						What movie did you end up watching last friday?
						I wish I wouldn't have eaten these delicious fries with extra ketchup, now I have to get changed.
						If I would not have eaten so much over the holidays I would still fit my favorite jeans.
						Tomorrow in a week is our 4th anniversary.

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 +----- Where is the man with the megaphone? The fair boy shook his head. This is an island. At least I think it‘s an island. That‘s a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren‘t any grownups anywhere. (Source: Wiliam Golding, Lord of the flies, p.7/8)
 || There is a boy who is fair haired. Presupposition: fair
---+--- I used to eat meat on a regular basis but since my sister works on a dairy farm I quit eating meet again.
+--+--- I used to eat meat on a regular basis but since my sister works on a dairy farm I quit eating meat again.
 || trigger word used to+ again, also existential presupposition sister
 ---+-- What movie did you end up watching last friday?