Presupposition Trigger
Presupposition Trigger
A presupposition trigger is a construction or item that signals the existence of a presupposition in an utterance.
Page/s: 181–184
Source: Levinson 1983
Levinson, Stephen C. 1983.Pragmatics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Source: Karttunen No date
Karttunen, Lauri. No date.Presuppositional phenomena. Austin, TX: University of Texas Department of Linguistics.
Related terms
- RT⇆ Cleft Sentence
- RT⇆ Interrogative Pro-Form
- RT⇆ Presupposition
- RT⇆ Question
- RT⇆ Utterance
- RT⇆ Verb (Linguistics)
