When Amanda Wants a Drink,she Says "Drink Cup," but When

question 110

Multiple Choice

When Amanda wants a drink,she says "drink cup," but when she wants someone else to drink from her cup,she says "cup drink." The fact that Amanda changes the word order to convey different meanings suggests that she is learning the _______ of her language.

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

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Definitions:

Dysfunctions

Elements or aspects of a society that may disrupt or harm its stability and functionality.

Social Order

The arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society’s members base their daily lives, aimed at maintaining stability and predictability.

Conflict Theory

A theory that views social and economic institutions as tools of the struggle between groups or classes, used to maintain inequality and the dominance of the ruling class.

Functionalism

A theoretical framework in sociology that emphasizes the interconnectivity and interdependence of societal institutions and their roles in maintaining social order.