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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. | |||
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P. Hungerland on Presuppositions - Dictionary of Arguments
I 300 Presupposition/Strawson: Definition "S presupposes S'": the truth of S' is a necessary condition of the truth or falsity of the assertion that S. E.g. "All my children sleep tight" presupposes "I have children". I 303 HungerlandVsStrawson: the relationship that it defines is not that of context implication. I also imply that I believe to have children. Strawson's definition does not refer to the beliefs or intentions of speakers or listeners, nor to any circumstances of communication. I 304 HungerlandVsStrawson: the presupposition seems to contain a hidden rule. What is it? It is rather a formal logical rule than one of the normal language. I 309 Strawson/presupposition: "the S is P". Hungerland: a presupposition consists of two independent parts: 1. function of the specific article (relevant grammar). Strawson's model is a logical explanation model. HungerlandVsStrawson: normal communication does not proceed in this way. I 310 HungerlandVsStrawson: Strawson has mixed up rules and exception (in regard to frequency). I 318 StrawsonHungerland: Strawson also takes mistakes as exceptions from the rule (HungerlandVs). I 320 E.g. survey service: "Have you switched on your TV right now?". If one has no device, the answer is "No", correct? Hungerland: all respondents answered "Right!" Exception: a philosopher. I 321 Rules/Hungerland: rules are only useful if they are formulated according to actions that can be considered a standard._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hungerland I Isabel C. Hungerland Contextual Implication, Inquiry, 3/4, 1960, pp. 211-258 In Handlung, Kommunikation, Bedeutung, Georg Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1979 |
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