Presupositions

Presupositions

1. Implicit assumption

   • utterance
     • e.g.
       • Have you stopped drinking beer
         • mutually known
           • assertion
           • denial
             • TYPES
               • Existential
                 • present
                   • the car was broken
               • Lexical
                 • using one word
                   • You are late again
               • Factive
                 • something is true
                   • I’m glad that it’s over
               • Non Factive
                 • something that is not true
                   • I dreamed that I was rich
               • Structural
                 • certain structures
                   • Where did you buy the book?
               • Counterfactual
                 • is presupposed is not only untrue
                   • If I were rich I would buy a Ferrari
           • question