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WHAT IS AN UTTERANCE?

• is any stretch of talk, by oneperson, before and after which is silence on the part of that person.

• a grammatically complete string of words expressing a complete thought

• is that part of the meaning of the utterance of a declarative sentence

• is the only way two human beings can interact and share their thoughts

“Show me yesterday’s financial news”

• -

• Is this sentence UTTERANCE?

• No

• Yes

“It is conceived abstractly, a string of words put together by the grammatical rules of a language”

• -

• WHAT IS IT?

(a)  

What is a distinction between

utterances and sentences?

• the sentence coveys a complete meaning, whereas utterance usually doesn’t necessarily convey a complete meaning.

• UTTERANCES is more meaningful than sentences. It sounds better

• Sentences often do not complete the meaning

• B & C

When is the sentence coveys

a complete meaning?

• When the speaker feels happy

• When written, the sentence has a complete meaning

• either spoken or written

• A&B correct

This is the only way two human beings can interact and share their thoughts and sentiments with each other

(a)  

There are two main means of communication

that are ……..………… & …………………..

• Verbally & music communication

• Nonverbal communication & writing

• Thoughts & actions

• verbal and non-verbal communication.

True propositions correspond to facts.

False propositions do not correspond to facts

• TRUE

• FALSE

Can one entertain propositions in the mind regardless of whether they are true or false?

• Yes

• No

Can the same proposition be expressed by different sentences?

• Yes

• No