Homework week 6
4.1
a contradicts
b contradiction
c ambiguity
d antonymy
e ambiguity
f entailment
g hyponymy
4.2
- Tall: vague, intersective
- Previous: vague, not intersective
- Red: not vague, intersective
- Ideological: not vague, not intersective
- Mere: not vague, intersective
- Ugly: vague, intersective
- Even: vague, not intersective
4.8
- Finish: aspectual
- Probably: modal
- Impossible: modal
- Beginning: aspectual
- Certainty: modal
Extra exercises
i. We laughed at a colourful ball.
We laughed at the colourful round object
We laughed at the Christmas decoration
We laughed at the colourful decorated dance event
ii. He was knocked over by the punch
He was knocked over by someone punching him
He was knocked over by the punch he gave to someone else
He was knocked over by the punch that someone gave someone else
4.1
a contradicts
b contradiction
c ambiguity
d antonymy
e ambiguity
f entailment
g hyponymy
4.2
- Tall: vague, intersective
- Previous: vague, not intersective
- Red: not vague, intersective
- Ideological: not vague, not intersective
- Mere: not vague, intersective
- Ugly: vague, intersective
- Even: vague, not intersective
4.8
- Finish: aspectual
- Probably: modal
- Impossible: modal
- Beginning: aspectual
- Certainty: modal
Extra exercises
i. We laughed at a colourful ball.
We laughed at the colourful round object
We laughed at the Christmas decoration
We laughed at the colourful decorated dance event
ii. He was knocked over by the punch
He was knocked over by someone punching him
He was knocked over by the punch he gave to someone else
He was knocked over by the punch that someone gave someone else
