Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 18, 2026
09:27
Using Eye Movements Recorded in the Visual World Paradigm to Explore the Online Processing of Spoken Language
Published on: October 13, 2018
10.9K
Adpositions and presuppositions
1University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
Springerplus
|July 8, 2016
Summary
This study explores presuppositions in adpositions, finding directional adpositions uniquely trigger presuppositions about object location during motion. This research sheds light on word classes and presuppositionality.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Semantics
- Pragmatics
Background:
- Presuppositions are a well-studied linguistic phenomenon.
- Adpositional presuppositions remain an under-examined area.
- Previous claims about adpositional presuppositions are often flawed or not unique to adpositions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the under-explored topic of presuppositions associated with adpositions.
- To clarify the nature of presuppositions triggered by specific adposition types.
- To explore the relationship between word classes and presuppositionality.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of linguistic data focusing on adpositions.
- Examination of existing literature on presuppositions and adpositions.
- Linguistic argumentation and theoretical analysis.
Main Results:
- Some adpositions, like 'despite', are difficult to classify as factive due to their complements.
- Directional adpositions demonstrably trigger presuppositions.
- These presuppositions relate to the location of entities before or after described motion.
Conclusions:
- Directional adpositions are significant triggers of presuppositions.
- The findings prompt broader speculation about word classes and general presuppositionality.
- This research contributes to a deeper understanding of semantic and pragmatic functions of adpositions.
More Related Videos
08:32Examining Online Syntactic Processing of Spoken Complex Sentences in Chinese Using Dual-Modal Interference Tasks
Published on: September 5, 2019
6.0K
07:36Eye Tracking During Visually Situated Language Comprehension: Flexibility and Limitations in Uncovering Visual Context Effects
Published on: November 30, 2018
16.5K
Related Concept Videos
03:26Framing Effects
8.0K
Information is everywhere and its presentation—such as how and when items are presented—can impact our perceptions and decisions surrounding the info. This broad concept umbrellas framing effects—influences that occur due to the way information is framed in its appearance, whether it’s purely the order or the specific wording of a message. Let’s take a look at numerous ways in which two versions of something can objectively say the same thing, yet we respond in...
8.0K
01:27Conjugate Addition (1,4-Addition) vs Direct Addition (1,2-Addition)
4.5K
α,β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds with two electrophilic sites, the carbonyl carbon, and the β carbon, are susceptible to nucleophilic attack via two modes: conjugate or 1,4-addition and direct or 1,2-addition.
Conjugate addition results in a thermodynamically stable product. The reaction retains the stronger C=O bond at the expense of the weaker C=C π bond. The process is slow as the β carbon is less electrophilic than the carbonyl carbon.
Direct addition products are...
Conjugate addition results in a thermodynamically stable product. The reaction retains the stronger C=O bond at the expense of the weaker C=C π bond. The process is slow as the β carbon is less electrophilic than the carbonyl carbon.
Direct addition products are...
4.5K
01:54Attitudes
33.6K
Attitude is our evaluation of a person, an idea, or an object. We have attitudes for many things ranging from products that we might pick up in the supermarket to people around the world to political policies. Typically, attitudes are favorable or unfavorable: positive or negative (Eagly & Chaiken, 1993). And, they have three components: an affective component (feelings), a behavioral component (the effect of the attitude on behavior), and a cognitive component (belief and knowledge;...
33.6K
01:14Directional Terms
17.8K
Directional terms are essential for describing the relative locations of different body structures. For instance, an anatomist might describe one band of tissue as "inferior to" another, or a physician might describe a tumor as "superficial to" a deeper body structure. These terms often use comparative terms in pairs to trace out the relative locations of one body part to another or descriptions of body tissues like the deeper ones from superficially present with reference to...
17.8K
01:25The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic
7.9K
In order to make good decisions, we use our knowledge and our reasoning. Often, this knowledge and reasoning is sound and solid. However, sometimes, we are swayed by biases or by others manipulating a situation. For example, let’s say you and three friends wanted to rent a house and had a combined target budget of $1,600. The realtor shows you only very run-down houses for $1,600 and then shows you a very nice house for $2,000. Might you ask each person to pay more in rent to get the...
7.9K
01:31Position and Displacement
29.0K
The position of an object defines its location relative to a convenient frame of reference at any particular time. A frame of reference is an arbitrary set of axes from which the position and motion of an object are described. Earth is often used as a frame of reference, and we often describe the position of an object as it relates to stationary objects on Earth. For example, a rocket launch could be described in terms of the position of the rocket with respect to Earth as a whole. On the other...
29.0K