After Overhearing One Person Say to Another, "I Think We

question 57

Multiple Choice

After overhearing one person say to another, "I think we should break up," you expect a serious conversation to follow, but instead, they laugh and chat happily of other things. Clearly, this couple shares cues and experiences that shape their interpretation of what was said. In other words, they have their own __________ rules.

• A) pragmatic
• B) semantic
• C) phonological
• D) syntactic

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