The presupposition triggered by an expression E is generally satisfied by information that comes before rather than after E in the sentence or discourse. In Heim's classic theory (1983), this ...

Presuppositions. We all know what they are — but what part do they play in our interactions? Any member of a minority group will tell you stories in which they felt that they have been unfairly ...

On Christmas morning 2020 my family came the closest it has ever come to falling apart. Somehow the bonds of love and toleration that overcame the stigma of interracial marriage, the challenge of ...