Assumptions are beliefs that must be shared by both speaker and listener for effective communication. Pragmatics studies the connection between context and meaning, as assumptions are often implicit. Assumption triggers, such as verbs, can be used to identify assumptions. An assumption is a particular belief that must be held in order for a particular rhetorical […]
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a significant feast day and teaching in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Protestant churches. It commemorates Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven without undergoing corruption after death. The idea has been debated for centuries, but Pope Pius XII declared it infallible in the mid-20th century. The […]
