Factive verbs and presuppositions for 'regret' and 'know'
Factive verbs and presuppositions for 'regret' and 'know'
Author(s): Nora GrigoreSubject(s): Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: knowledge;factive and non-factive meaning;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper I am formulating some hypotheses about why the verbs'regret' and 'know' behave differently relatively to the presupposed truth of their complement sentences. It would seem that the verb 'regret' presupposes the truth of its complement sentences much more often than the verb 'know'. I am formulating three hypotheses explaining this state of affairs, and I am analyzing the weaknesses in each of the three.
Journal: Revista Română de Filosofie Analitică
- Issue Year: X/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 19-34
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
