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# Along the gangway I stepped (''Prophetess'' was bucking like a <br> | # Along the gangway I stepped (''Prophetess'' was bucking like a <br> | ||
# young bronco) to the officers' mess, knocked & entered. Mr<br> | # young bronco) to the officers' mess, knocked & entered. Mr<br> | ||
Roderick & Mr Boerhaave were listening to Cpt. Molyneux. I<br> | # Roderick & Mr Boerhaave were listening to Cpt. Molyneux. I<br> | ||
cleared my throat and bade all good morning, at which our ami-<br> | # cleared my throat and bade all good morning, at which our ami-<br> | ||
cable captain swore, `You can better my morning by b-ing<br> | # cable captain swore, `You can better my morning by b-ing<br> | ||
off, instanter!´ | # off, instanter!´ | ||
# | |||
Coolly, I asked ''when'' might find time to hear news<br> | # Coolly, I asked ''when'' might find time to hear news<br> | ||
of an Indian stowaway who had just emerged from the coils of<br> | # of an Indian stowaway who had just emerged from the coils of<br> | ||
hawser taking up my `so called cabin´. During the ensuing silence<br> | # hawser taking up my `so called cabin´. During the ensuing silence<br> | ||
Cpt. Molyneux's pale, horny-toad complexion turned roast beef<br> | # Cpt. Molyneux's pale, horny-toad complexion turned roast beef<br> | ||
pink. Ere his blas was launched, I added the stowaway claimed<br> | # pink. Ere his blas was launched, I added the stowaway claimed<br> | ||
to be an able-seaman & begged to work his passage. | # to be an able-seaman & begged to work his passage. | ||
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Homework of November 27
Task
Come up with or report a short dialogue and use it to illustrate:
- one entailment
- one presupposition (what is the trigger? what kind of presupposition is it?)
- one implicature (what kind of implicature is it? show the calculation by applying the maximes in the case of conversational implicatures)
Dialogues
Dialogue by User:Manfred
The following passage is taken from David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre, 2004, p.33f.
- Along the gangway I stepped (Prophetess was bucking like a
- young bronco) to the officers' mess, knocked & entered. Mr
- Roderick & Mr Boerhaave were listening to Cpt. Molyneux. I
- cleared my throat and bade all good morning, at which our ami-
- cable captain swore, `You can better my morning by b-ing
- off, instanter!´
- Coolly, I asked when might find time to hear news
- of an Indian stowaway who had just emerged from the coils of
- hawser taking up my `so called cabin´. During the ensuing silence
- Cpt. Molyneux's pale, horny-toad complexion turned roast beef
- pink. Ere his blas was launched, I added the stowaway claimed
- to be an able-seaman & begged to work his passage.
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