Serdar Really Gets Annoyed with Umit When Umit Says "You

question 34

Multiple Choice

Serdar really gets annoyed with Umit when Umit says "you pig out" to him because he does not know that "pigging out" means "eating a lot." Rather,Serdar thinks that Umit is cursing at him.This miscommunication between Serdar and Umit is a result of the ____.

• A) deep structure not being communicated well
• B) surface structure not being communicated well
• C) incorrect use of morphemes
• D) incorrect use of syntax

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Definitions:

Anglo-Protestantism

Cultural and religious practices stemming from the English Reformation, influencing social and political norms in English-speaking countries.

Deism

A belief system that posits the existence of a supreme being who does not intervene in the universe or in the lives of humans after its creation, emphasizing reason and observation of the natural world.

Commuter Marriages

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Profane

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