Semantics hmwk

They searched for it here and there . He remembered it yesterday . We never go to that neighborhood. 5. (5 points) For each pair of sentences X and Y below, indicate whether X entails Y. a. X: I speak French y: I am from France no b. X: 30 people will come to the party. Y: At least 20 people will come to the party. yes c. X: My last name is Jones. Y: My father’s last name was Jones. no d. X: Mary was seen by John near the square. Y: Mary saw John. no e. X: Fifi is a poodle. Y: Fifi is a dog. yes 6. (10 points) You’ve just missed your bus and are standing at the bus stop waiting for the next one. The time is 2 p.m. and the next bus is due at 2:15 p.m. but you don’t know that. You ask 6 different people at the bus stop when the next bus is due, and receive 6 different answers. Each reply you receive may or may not violate one or more conversational maxims. For each reply, identify which maxim (s) if any, have been violated. You: When’s the next bus? Person A: at 2:30 (he’s lying) Is there a violation? Yes If so, of what maxim(s)? Maxim(s) of Quality You: When’s the next bus? Person b: When I was little, I was obsessed with buses. I wanted to be a bus driver. I had hundreds of different kinds of buses. Little buses, bit buses, red buses, blue buses, and even double-decker buses. Did you know that in England, many buses are double decker? I have made a study of buses. I think the next bus will be here in 15 minutes. Did you know I wanted to be a bus driver? Did you know… Is there a violation? Yes If so, of what maxim(s)? Maxim(s) of Relevance, Quantity You: When’s the next bus? Person c: Let me think! If the last bus was here at 1:50 and if they run every 20 minutes or so, then the next bus should be here at 2:10. (He has no idea). Is there a violation? no If so, of what maxim(s)? Maxim(s) of none