For each of the examples in column A, determine whether the inference triggered by the statement is a particularized conversational implicature, a generalized conversational implicature, a presupposition or an entailment or none of the above
EDIT: Please note that the order of the options in the above question is not the same as the order in the table. Secondly, there are two utterances on the left that are presuppositions, instead of one (as was previously indicated in the question), as a result the "none of the above" is no longer an option.
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STATED: I don’t regret leaving London.
INFERRED: I left London.
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STATED: Henrietta cooked some lamb chops.
INFERRED: Henrietta cooked some meat.
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STATED: The minister blames her secretary for leaking the memo to the press.
INFERRED: The memo was leaked to the press.
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STATED: Arthur is meeting a woman tonight.
INFERRED: The woman is not Arthur’s wife or close relative.
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STATED: I am out of petrol.
INFERRED: There is a garage around the corner.
A.
Pressuposition
B.
Particularized implicature
C.
Entailment
D.
Generalized implicature
E.
Pressuposition
1 answer
2. D. Generalized implicature
3. C. Entailment
4. B. Particularized implicature
5. E. Presupposition