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Similarly, praise will be |
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[S3w0t-1 CAUSE (Ow0t-1)]S1w0t0 SAY S2 (GOOD Ow0) |
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Congratulate has a more complex presupposition: |
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In apologize we have two different presuppositions: |
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[S1w0t-1 CAUSE (Ow0t-1)BAD (Ow0)]S1w0t0 SAY (~S1w0t-1 WANT (CAUSE (Ow0t-1))
S1w0t0 REGRET (Ow0t-1)) |
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When the use of the word is challenged, the co-text must make clear which one of the two presuppositions is denied, as in the following sentences: |
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(17) Don't apologize for being late, you are early. |
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(18) Don't apologize for being late, it is right to arrive at a party half an hour late. |
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In (17) the first presupposition is denied, and in (18) the second one is denied; in both cases the word apologize is not appropriate to the context. |
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We said that our description should also account for pragmatic constraints. In particular, it should be able to describe, when it is the case, that a hierarchical relation between participants is presupposed by the use of a certain term. This particular kind of presupposition will be written in brace brackets. So, for example, the description of scold will be |
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[S2w0t-1 CAUSE (Ow0t-1)]{S1>S2}S1w0t0 SAY S2 (BAD Ow0t-1) |
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Other verbs of judging are |
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forgive: [S2w0t-1 CAUSE (Ow0t-1)BAD (Ow0)S2 SHOULD BE PUNISHED]S1w0t0 NOT PUNISH S2 |
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clear: [S3w0t-1 BELIEVE (S2w0t-2 CAUSE (Ow0t-2))BAD (Ow0)]S1w0t0 SAY S3 (~S2w0t-2 CAUSE (Ow0t-2)) |
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