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Aleksandr is having trouble concentrating on a report he is reading because his cell phone keeps ringing and his colleagues keep sending him text messages and tweets.What kind of communication barrier is this?


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Grammar

The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the term refers to the literal arrangement of words in a sentence, as contrasted with the deeper meaning (deep structure) conveyed by the sentence.

Assign Meaning

The mental process of attributing value or significance to stimuli, experiences, or symbols.

Morphemes

The tiniest units of grammar within a language that bear semantic value.

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