Which inference in the brackets of the following sentences is a presupposition
2023-08-04
A.Ede caught a trout. (Ede caught a fish.)
B.Don' t sit on Carol' s bed. (Carol has a bed.)
C.This blimp is over the house. (The house is under the blimp.)
D.Coffee would keep me awake all night. (I don' t want coffee.)
参考答案：B
B.Don' t sit on Carol' s bed. (Carol has a bed.)
C.This blimp is over the house. (The house is under the blimp.)
D.Coffee would keep me awake all night. (I don' t want coffee.)
参考答案：B
考查语义学中的句义关系。题干意思是：下列括号里对句子的推断哪个是预设presupposition(前提／预设)通常被认为是一种背景信息，也就是说的话已经包含了另外的判断。比如“我可以借你的自行车吗”，说这句话必须有一个前提，那就是“你有自行车”。所以从语义的角度来看，句子所包含的“前提／预设”和这个句子本身的意义有十分密切的关系。该题中B项“不要坐在卡罗尔的床上”的前提条件是“卡罗尔有床”，符合题干意思，故选B。
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