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1) (A) Mary murdered the platypus (B) Mary killed something Is the answer: (a) entails (b) OR (a) presupposes (b) OR both 2) (A) John is taller than Mary (B) Mary is shorter than John Is the answer: (a) entails (b) OR (a) presupposes (b) OR both

For the following: (a) John is angry because Mary murdered the platypus (b) Mary murdered the platypus The answer: A. (a) entails (b) B. (a) presupposes (b) C. Both

Question Consider the following sentences: (a) River Song is an archaelogist from the future. (b) The number 7 is even Based on these two sentences, which of the following is true? A. (a) entails (b) B. (b) entails (a) C. (a) entails (b) and (b) entails (...

Question Consider the following sentences: (a) River Song is an archaeologist from the future. (b) River Song has a screwdriver. Based on these two sentences, which of the following is true? A. (a) entails (b) B. (b) entails (a) C. (a) entails (b) and (b)...

1. (a) Mary murdered the platypus (b) Mary killed something Select a maxim that is being flouted in this conversation. A.Quantity B. Manner C. Quality D. Relevance 2. Bob: Do you want to grab a cup of coffee sometime? Sally: Sure! I absolutely love spendi...

Answers

The following answers were posted by visitors named Marcella.

Which is not a month of the year?

Both entails and presuppposes?

why does #1 not presuppose? If it is undern negatation, such as Mary did not murdered the platypus. Does it still necessarily mean that she she still did not kill something?

she murdered the platypus first

1) D. no relationshop 2)A. (a) entails (b)???

1) D. no relationship? but they both tell that River Song is a person..so does that change the answer? 2)C. (a) entails (b) and (b) entails (a)??

i think... 1. Relevance?? 2. Quantity? 3. Manner?

:) are you a linguistics teacher?

1. (a) Mary murdered the platypus (b) Mary killed something Select a maxim that is being flouted in this conversation. A.Quantity B. Manner C. Quality D. Relevance 2. Bob: Do you want to grab a cup of coffee sometime? Sally: Sure! I absolutely love spendi...

to insult, to scorn so my answers are wrong?

D Maxims of Manner Avoid obscurity of expression. Avoid ambiguity. Be brief. Be orderly. These maxims relate to the form of speech you use. You shouldn’t use words you know your listeners won’t understand or say things which you know could be taken multip...

A Maxims of Quality 1. Do not say what you believe to be false. (i.e., “don’t lie”) 2. Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence. (i.e., ”don’t say things which you can’t back up”) Conversational Maxims B Maxim of Relevance The most important m...

ok thank you! so 2 & 3 are manner right? and would this be relevance? Bob: Do you want to grab a cup of coffee some time? Sally: My boyfriend might get jealous.

it goes D. A. B. B. B.

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