Explicature
I am going to see if I understand the explicatures that we went over in class
1) Disambiguation
Example: Mary sat down on the side of the bank last night.
bank could either be a place where money is kept or a bank of a river
2) Reference Assignment
Example: Mary told Sarah the she would give her back her book tomorrow.
Could be: Mary told Sarah the Sarah would give Mary back her book tomorrow
Mary told Sarah the Mary would give Sarah back her book tomorrow
3) Enrichment
Example: It was cold out
either this morning or yesterday or when I was outside last it was cold out
Are these correct?
Comments
The tigers are dominating this year.
NCAA tournaments are always crazy, but I agree, I think that Memphis will pull through and win.
OR
The tigers are dominating this year.
It is extremely unsafe to travel through the mountains without protection, because tiger attacks have become much more common.
I think the reference assignment is that the context lets you know which type of tigers you are refering to.