Bruce and Carol Are Discussing an Upcoming Business Trip After

question 13

Multiple Choice

Bruce and Carol are discussing an upcoming business trip after Carol returned from a mandatory leave of absence. Carol laughs and makes eye contact with Bruce, joking about the length of the trip. The laughter and joking is the ______ layer of their interaction.

• A) relational
• B) topic
• C) content
• D) contextual

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