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More about shared schematic knowledge

Task D – Knowledge about language and of communicative conventions

Part 2 - We have knowledge about the meanings of linguistic structures.

Let’s pretend that you are male (and married) and someone asks you the following question:

Have you stopped beating your wife?

This question invites a YES/NO answer. Let’s assume that you have never beaten your wife. What is the problem you face?

Our answer

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