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Presuppositions: are silent assumptions, which are contained in utterances. These assumptions are suggested by the context or conventions. E.g. "All my children sleep" presupposes that I have children. (See A. von Stechow, "Schritte zur Satzsemantik", ww.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/~astechow/Aufsaetze/Schritte.pdf (26.06.2006) p. 80)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Geach, Peter | Presuppositions | Geach, Peter T. | |
Hungerland, Isabel C. | Presuppositions | Hungerland, Isabel C. | |
Rynin, D. | Presuppositions | Rynin, D. | |
Stechow, Arnim von | Presuppositions | Stechow, Arnim von | |
Strawson, Peter F. | Presuppositions | Strawson, Peter F. | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2025-02-08 |