Presupposition and entailment

‘Non-factive presupposition is an assumption that something is true’

• True

• False

1. A presupposition is something the speaker assumes to be the case ------------- to making an utterance.

• prior

• later

• after

• in

The presupposition of a statement will ------------ when that statement Is negated.

• change

• 1. remain constant

• switch

• after

1. A: Mai knows that Lan didn’t call.

B: Lan didn’t call.

What types of presupposition are B?

• 1. Factive presupposition

• 1. Existential presupposition

• 1. Lexical presupposition

• 1. Non-factive presupposition

Which of the following contains factive presupposition?

• 1. She still plays the guitar on the street to make a living

• 1. why did John drop out of school

• 1. I didn’t notice Hoa was there

• 1. I wish I had a lot of money

Lexical Presupposition is often associated with:

• Synonymy between lexical items

• The presupposed meaning of lexical items

• The process of semantic formation

• The use of grammar in context

During a conversation about a recent movie, person A remarks to person B: "The soundtrack is timeless." However, person B knows that the movie was released just last month. In this situation, what is the Lexical Presupposition of person A?

• Person A assumes that the soundtrack has been appreciated for a long time.

• Person A assumes that the soundtrack will stand the test of time.

• Person A assumes that the soundtrack is from a past era.

• Person A assumes that the soundtrack has historical significance.

"If I would not have eaten so much over the holidays ,I would still fit my favorite jeans" . Determine type of presupposition in this sentence

• structural

• counter-factual

• lexical