When an Adult Simplifies Instructions Because She Is Giving Them

question 149

Multiple Choice

When an adult simplifies instructions because she is giving them to a young child,the adult is showing sensitivity to what area of language?

• A) semantics
• B) pragmatics
• C) syntax
• D) discourse

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Definitions:

Perilymph

Fluid contained within the bony labyrinth of the inner ear.

Medial Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus that acts as a relay station for auditory information on its way to the cerebral cortex.

Inferior Colliculus

One of two rounded eminences of the midbrain; involved with hearing.

Cochlear Nucleus

Neurons from the cochlear nerve synapse within the dorsal or ventral cochlear nucleus in the superior medulla oblongata.