Fridays are bad days for my semantics students. The reason being the amount of time spent with me--four hours!
The discussion this morning and afternoon was about Felicity Conditions, in relation to our discussion on Direct Speech Acts. In brief FC looks at conditions which must transpire for the the DSA to be appropriately executed.
It is somewhat similar to Truth Conditions, but FC only looks at what conditions have Truth Values.
In the middle of my lecture, I candidly mentioned, "Our parents should all attend this lecture."
Why?
Because some of the things they say are infelicitous.
For something to have FC, e.g., the speaker must know that the hearer has already performed the action. But this is not the case for some older parents. They repeatedly ask for confirmation for tasks which have long been completed. Such as, "Have you made your bed?" "Have you (you may fill in the blanks with whatever is appropriate). In other words, the constant nagging. :P
This is not a public outcry to the 'injustice' felt by many children out there. I was merely thinking of an example and this came to mind.
The discussion this morning and afternoon was about Felicity Conditions, in relation to our discussion on Direct Speech Acts. In brief FC looks at conditions which must transpire for the the DSA to be appropriately executed.
It is somewhat similar to Truth Conditions, but FC only looks at what conditions have Truth Values.
In the middle of my lecture, I candidly mentioned, "Our parents should all attend this lecture."
Why?
Because some of the things they say are infelicitous.
For something to have FC, e.g., the speaker must know that the hearer has already performed the action. But this is not the case for some older parents. They repeatedly ask for confirmation for tasks which have long been completed. Such as, "Have you made your bed?" "Have you (you may fill in the blanks with whatever is appropriate). In other words, the constant nagging. :P
This is not a public outcry to the 'injustice' felt by many children out there. I was merely thinking of an example and this came to mind.
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