Homework Help: linguistics

Posted by Marcella on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 1:09pm.

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

linguistics - Writeacher, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:49pm
Now it's your turn. What do you think?
linguistics - Marcella, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:57pm
Both entails and presuppposes?
linguistics - Writeacher, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 3:00pm
Did John know about the murder first? Or did she murder the platypus first?
linguistics - Marcella, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 3:02pm
she murdered the platypus first
linguistics - Writeacher, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 3:07pm
Then I think it's only (a).

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