presupposition – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
presupposition
n.
early assumption, prior conjecture, previous presumption
Presupposition
In the branch of linguistics known as
pragmatics, a
presupposition (or
ps) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in
discourse. Examples of presuppositions include:
- Jane no longer writes fiction.
- Presupposition: Jane once wrote fiction.
- Have you stopped eating meat?
- Presupposition: you had once eaten meat.
- Have you talked to Hans?
- Presupposition: Hans exists.
presupposition
Noun
1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
(hypernym) supposition, supposal
(derivation) presuppose, suppose
présupposition
nf.
presupposition
Presupposition
(n.)
The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.
(n.)
That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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