When We Say, "Can You Open the Door?" Instead of "Open

question 10

Multiple Choice

When we say, "Can you open the door?" instead of "Open the door!" we are using rules of politeness. These rules are part of which aspect of linguistic knowledge?

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

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