Propositional Content Condition
The Propositional Content Condition asserts that for a statement to be meaningful,…
Presupposition Trigger
A presupposition trigger is a word or phrase that signals the existence…
Presupposition in Linguistics and Philosophy
A presupposition is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief…
Prespan-End Relation
The Prespan-End Relation in linguistics describes the temporal relationship between an event…
Potential Presupposition
A potential presupposition is an unstated assumption that must be true for…
Place Deixis
Place deixis refers to words or phrases that indicate spatial location relative…
Personification
Personification is a literary device where human qualities or actions are attributed…
Perfective Aspect in Linguistics
The perfective aspect focuses on the completion of an action or state,…
Particularized Implicature
Particularized implicatures are context-dependent meanings inferred beyond literal words. They arise from…