The informative role of presupositions and implications confirmed by Serbian language data

Abstract

Today all linguists are likely to agree that the correct interpretation of an utterance consists of the identification of what was ment by it. It has been pointed out that, besides their literal meaning, utterances may have informationally relevant presupositions or implications, which also need to be identified. The author’s analysis discloses some ways in which Serbian language data provide new support for this view.

Mnogi od danas vodećih lingvista sveta posebno naglašavaju da svaka korektna značenjska interpretacija iskaza neizostavno mora uključivati, pored njihovog bukvalnog značenja, i ono što njihovoj obaveštajnoj semantici doprinose presupozicije i implikacije. Autorkino izlaganje sračunato je na to da stručnu javnost upozna sa tim kako pojedine srpske jezičke datosti potvrđuju umesnost tog zahteva.