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{Put the following sentences in the right order. Start with the sentence which contains the strongest quantifier. | {Put the following sentences in the right order. Start with the sentence which contains the strongest quantifier. | ||
|type="()"} | |type="()"} | ||
| Strongest | | Strongest | ---> | ---> | Weakest | ||
+ | +--- All of the boys went to the party. | ||
---+ | ---+ Some of the boys went to the party. | ||
-+ | -+-- Most of the boys went to the party. | ||
--+- Many of the boys went to the party | |||
</quiz> | </quiz> |
Revision as of 23:16, 13 November 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: Stephanie C., Stephie R., Jenny, Anna P.
Implicatures
Scalar Implicatures
This exercise deals with Scalar Implicatures. A linguistic scale consists of a set of linguistic alternates, or contrastive expressions of the same grammatical category, which can be arranged in a linear order by degree of informativeness or semantic strength. (Take a look at the participants' Prezi presentation if you need help with the scalar implicatures.)