The sentence "Have you stopped beating your wife" is an instance of ______.
A: presupposition
B: entailment
C: implicature
D: meaning extension
A: presupposition
B: entailment
C: implicature
D: meaning extension
举一反三
- A: John is marriedB: John is a bachelorA and B have the relation of ______. A: contradiction B: consistency C: entailment D: presupposition
- Which of the following can best describe the relationship between "They have six cows" and "They have some animals"? A: presupposition B: synonym C: antonym D: entailment
- You can close your umbrella. The rain seems ______. A: stopping B: B. to stop C: to have stopped D: D. having stopped
- We have the pleasure to introduce ourselves to you and hope we may have a cooperation opportunity with you in your business __________. A: extension B: extent C: entertainment D: extant
- — I prefer the red dress.— _________ A: You have a very good taste! B: I respect your work! C: You have a very successful business! D: You wife is very charming!