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WHAT IS AN UTTERANCE?

• is any stretch of talk, by oneperson, before and after which is silence on the part of that person.

• a grammatically complete string of words expressing a complete thought

• is that part of the meaning of the utterance of a declarative sentence

• is the only way two human beings can interact and share their thoughts

“Show me yesterday’s financial news”

• -

• Is this sentence UTTERANCE?

• No

• Yes

“It is conceived abstractly, a string of words put together by the grammatical rules of a language”

• -

• WHAT IS IT?

What is a distinction between

utterances and sentences?

• the sentence coveys a complete meaning, whereas utterance usually doesn’t necessarily convey a complete meaning.

• UTTERANCES is more meaningful than sentences. It sounds better

• Sentences often do not complete the meaning

• B & C

When is the sentence coveys

a complete meaning?

• When the speaker feels happy

• When written, the sentence has a complete meaning

• either spoken or written

• A&B correct

This is the only way two human beings can interact and share their thoughts and sentiments with each other

There are two main means of communication

that are ……..………… & …………………..

• Verbally & music communication

• Nonverbal communication & writing

• Thoughts & actions

• verbal and non-verbal communication.

True propositions correspond to facts.

False propositions do not correspond to facts

• TRUE

• FALSE

Can one entertain propositions in the mind regardless of whether they are true or false?

• Yes

• No

Can the same proposition be expressed by different sentences?

• Yes

• No