Rosa and andrew are discussing a project over the phone. rosa, as andrew's boss, tells him she wants to "hit a home run" with it. rosa means she wants a winner; andrew thinks she means that she wants to drop the project and get as far away from it as possible. this misunderstanding is an example of the communication filter of

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Briley Levy

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6 May, 23:50

Rosa and andrew are discussing a project over the phone. rosa, as andrew's boss, tells him she wants to "hit a home run" with it. rosa means she wants a winner; andrew thinks she means that she wants to drop the project and get as far away from it as possible. this misunderstanding is an example of the communication filter of

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Tiana Kidd · Answer 1

This type of misunderstanding is a prime example of semantics. Semantics is a linguistic term that refers to the meaning of a word in a language. At its root, semantics is concerned with the relationship that is found between words, phrases, signs and symbols and their denotation, which is what they stand for.