This is a linguistic question. I placed it under Psychology since there is no li

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This is a linguistic question. I placed it under Psychology since there is no linguistic option.

5. Think of a world in which sentences 1-3 are true, and sentences 4-5 are false. The world can contain as many individuals as you want, but at the very least it should contain an individual named Charlie. The names of the other individuals are up to you. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) All black dogs are running. The cat is walking. Charlie is walking. Charlie is running. The old dog is running. For each of the six words below, indicate the set of individuals that the word refers to in your invented world. [3 points] (0.5 points per sentence, plus an extra 0.5 points for "making sense"-see the important note below. For example, if (i) your world "makes sense, (ii sentences 1-3 are true in your world (as they should be), (ii) sentence 4 is false in your world (as it should be), but (iv) sentence 5 is true in your world (rather than false), you will get 2.5/3.) Important note: Your world should make sense. No individual should be both a cat and a dog, and no individual should be both r?nning and walking.) cat dog. running: walking: black old (Additional note: Assume the ftve rules of semantic interpretation that were given in slides 28-32 of lecthure 8. Don't worry ifyou think there are subtle aspects ofmeaning that are not covered by those rules, just stick with those rules for now.)

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Cat: A big cat is seen walking with a mouse in its mouth.

Dog: The black dogs are running after a goat's kid.

Running: As the black dogs were running after the goat's kid, the mother goat came into the rescue of her kid.

Walking: Charlie is walking to his home after the work.

Old: Old dog is walking with his master Charlie.

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