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Uncovering Presuppositions in The Guardian News: A Pragmatic Perspective

. Hafsa Karamat, Sheeza Khalid, Farhana Tabassum, Sumaira Kousar, Ansar Nadeem, Fiza Saleem & Dua Zhaira


Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore different kinds of presuppositions, with a particular focus on determining the most frequently used type. The study gathers data from statements in the Guardian News. The researcher uses Sudaryanto's non-participatory observation approach to collect data and both distributional and pragmatic methods for data analysis. In this study, the researcher applies Yule's theory of presupposition which classifies presupposition into six types: existential, lexical, factive, non-factive, counterfactual, and structural. The findings of the study reveal the identification of five types of presuppositions in the Guardian News data through 20 utterances. The most used type of presupposition is found to be existential presupposition.

Index terms: pragmatics, presupposition, types of presupposition, utterance, and Guardian News.

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