Linguistics Exercise 1 For each pair of sentences X and Y be

Linguistics

Exercise 1. For each pair of sentences X and Y below, say whether or not X entails Y. If it doesn\'t, give an example of a situation where X is true but Y is not.

a. X: Fifi is a poodle. Y: Fifi is a dog.

b. X: My last name is Jones. Y: My father\'s last name was Jones.

c. X: I live in Ohio. Y: I live in the U.S.A.

d. X: I speak Russian. Y: I am from Russia.

e. X: At least 30 people will come to the party. Y: At least 20 people will come to the party.

f. X: If you go to the party, I\'ll go too. Y: If you don\'t go to the party, I won\'t go.

Solution

a) true

b)true

c)Ohio

d) true

e)true

f)true