For each of the examples in column A, determine whether the inference triggered by the statement is (A) a particularized conversational implicature, (B) a generalized conversational implicature, (C) a presupposition, (D) an entailment, or (E) none of these.
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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.
Particularized implicature
B.
Generalized implicature
C.
Entailment
D.
Pressuposition
E.
Pressuposition
1. D. Entailment
2. B. Generalized conversational implicature
3. D. Entailment
4. A. Particularized conversational implicature
5. E. None of these