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Presuppositions
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Presuppositions
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- Proposition (a)
- Can be denied
- but still gets to the same presupposition
- (a) Camila's dogs are cute
- (-a) Camila's dogs are not cute
- Can be denied
- Proposition (b)
- Is presupposed
- (b) Camila has more than 1 dog * Camila has dogs
- Proposition (a)
Types
- Structural
- Information treated as presupposed
- Where did you buy that bike
- *You bought a bike
- Where did you buy that bike
- Information treated as presupposed
- Existential
- Existance of things named
- Counter - Factual
- Information given is the opposite to reality
- If Mario were loyal, he would not be so alone
- *Mario ain't loyal
- If Mario were loyal, he would not be so alone
- Information given is the opposite to reality
- Non-factive
- Something is not true
- I dreamed that I had a lot of money
- *I don't have a lot of money
- I dreamed that I had a lot of money
- Something is not true
- Factive
- Something is true
- Michael regrets cheating on his girl
- *He cheated on his girlfriend
- Michael regrets cheating on his girl
- Something is true
- Lexical
- Words used to presuppose an unstated concept
- Robert stop smoking a year ago
- *Robert used to smoke
- Robert stop smoking a year ago
- Words used to presuppose an unstated concept
- Structural
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- Mind Map on Presuppositions, created by Nicolás Torres on 28/08/2022.
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- Nicolás Torres
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