Assertion: utterance's content | /r/CapableOf | provide the basis
Facets:
value: as for communication
type: PURPOSE
value: to
type: PURPOSE
value: for his audience's inference
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As for communication, when a speaker utters a sentence in order to convey something, the content of the sentence provides the basis for his audience's inference to what he is conveying and what attitudes he is expressing, e.g., belief in the case of assertion and desire in the case of requesting.