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INVESTIGATING PRESUPPOSITION TRIGGERS IN PAKISTANI POLITICAL MEMOIRS
, 2022 Perception and interpretation of presupposition triggers depend on the use of pragmatic context. For some decades, many researchers have explored these triggers to reveal the implicit meanings of utterances. This article explores the types and functions of presupposition triggers used in Pakistani political memoirs.
MAHWISH SHAMIM, AFIA KANWAL
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Nested presuppositions: A manipulative type of informative presupposition
Studies in Communication Sciences, 2019 This paper introduces the new pragmatic concept of Nested Presuppositions (NestPs) and develops a relevance- theoretic account that explains its cognitive dynamics and manipulative mechanisms.
Mohyi Eldeen Maziad
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THE ANALYSIS OF PRESUPPOSITION IN THE SHORT STORIES OF SILVESTER GORIDUS SUKUR
English Review: Journal of English Education, 2013 This paper is descriptive qualitative which describes the types of presuppositions and their meaning in the short stories by Silvester Goridus Sukur.
Erwin Oktoma, Styfanus Mardiyono
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Processing Presuppositions. Are Implicative Verbs Soft Triggers?
Research in Language, 2021 This paper investigates the question whether implicative verbs should be considered as soft presupposition triggers, i.e., as triggers activating optional context repairs. I present the results of an experiment in which test subjects were asked to read short dialogues containing either presupposition triggers or conversational implicatures and, next ...
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LanguagesThis paper investigates the morphosyntactic and semanto-pragmatic behavior of the German neo-pronoun xier, a gender-neutral form used to refer to nonbinary individuals. Framed within the Minimalist Program, the analysis explores how xier carries a gender
Nicholas Catasso
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Focus Fronting in a Language with In Situ Marking: The Case of Mǝ̀dʉ́mbà
LanguagesThis paper discusses the structural realisation of contrastive focus in the Grassfields Bantu language Bamileke Mǝ̀dʉ́mbà, yet another language with grammatically optional focus fronting.
Malte Zimmermann, Constantine Kouankem
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DiscoursThis article focuses on a category of statements in which a subject noun phrase conveys a viewpoint, a stance, or an ideology that prepares, supports, or is more important than the asserted content.
Corentin Denuc
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AI-LinguisticaThis paper aims to provide a comparison between texts produced by French and Italian politicians on polarizing issues, such as immigration and the European Union, and their chatbot counterparts created with ChatGPT 3.5.
Davide Garassino +3 more
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A Look into the Triggering of Presuppositions in Chinese and English
Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2013 Presupposition is a topic widely studied in the field of linguistics. It originated in the tradition of philosophy and then came into the field of linguistics. In this paper I will mainly discuss the properties of presupposition, and attempt to make a comparison between Chinese and English presupposition triggers.
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Pragmatics Presupposition Triggers inReligion Discourse
Journal of University of RaparinPragmatics Presupposition Triggers is considered one of the dimensions of dialogic inquiry widely used in daily conversations and across all linguistic expressions, including speeches. The Friday sermon dedicated to discussing the topic of drugs, delivered by Mullah) Harbi Tetou ( on March 4, 2022, in Duhok, served as a research sample aimed at ...
Huda Abdulqader Qasim, Huda Esmail Saleh
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