This is a question in Linguistic, i just placed it under Psychology since there

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This is a question in Linguistic, i just placed it under Psychology since there is no option for Linguistic.

5. In class, we saw that pour can only be used with objects bearing a certain semantic property, as demonstrated by the sentences below Note: For this question, asterists (t)mark incoherent sentences, not ungrammatical sentences.) a. I poured tea into the container b. I poured milk into the container c. Ipoured blood into the container d."Ipoured bread into the container. e. I poured funiture into the container We suggested that this property was "liquid." However, this suggestion could not account for the fact that the following sentences sound fine I poured sand into the container I poured rice into the container (2) a. We said that there were two possible ways to deal with this fact: OPTION ONE "Liquid" is not the correct semantic property. There is a more accurate way of describing the semantic property that objects of pour must have. OPTION TWO "Liqui?" really is the correct semantic property. The reason why sand and rice can be poured is that we think of them as being liquid, even though they are not actually liquid. Now consider the following sentences (3) Tea splashed against the windowsill. a. b.Milk splashed against the windowsill. c. Blod splashed against the windowsill. d.*Bread splashed against the windowsill. e. *Furniture splashed against the windowsill. f.*Sand splashed against the windowsill. g.*Rice splashed against the windowsill. These sentences help us decide between the options above. Which option is correct, and how do the sentences in (3) help us decide between the two? [2 points]

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The word pour means "to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything that is in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something". (Dictionary.com). Thus, considering this semantic property of the word 'pour' OPTION ONE is correct for the two sentences of (2) as rice and sand have loose particles

However, in (3) sentences e, f, g, do not meet the semantic feature of the word 'splashed' as the sentences a,b,c, and d do. As the word 'splashed' means the act of dashing the liquid or semiliquid against the windowsill. The important semantic property that is required here dashing of liquid or semiliquid.

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