Joaquin Is Abducted by Aliens and Beamed Up into Their

question 13

Multiple Choice

Joaquin is abducted by aliens and beamed up into their spaceship. The aliens hold up two fingers in a peace sign to let Joaquin know they do not intend to hurt him. Joaquin soon learns that the aliens can communicate with him in English, but they also communicate with one another in a different "language" using bird-like chirps. As a psychology student, Joaquin is curious to know how the aliens came to learn English. After their interaction, Joaquin is returned to Earth safely and decides to not tell anyone about his visit.
-The aliens managed to tell Joaquin that they are peaceful creatures without speaking words to him.To do this,they needed to use _______________.

• A) symbols, semantics, and pragmatics
• B) pragmatics and semantics
• C) symbols and semantics
• D) a system of symbols and combination rules

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