Ariel approaches another group of children who are talking aboutthe baseball game. She stands very close to the children, getsclose to their faces, and says, "I have two cats at my house." Thechildren acknowledge her, back away a bit, and continue theconversation about the ballgame. Ariel interrupts again, movescloser to the children, and says, "My Siamese cat and my Persiancat belong to me, not my brother." In what component of languagedoes Ariel most likely have a deficit? A. SyntaxB. MorphologyC. PragmaticsD. Semantics

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Alicia White

Social Studies

26 November, 21:44

Ariel approaches another group of children who are talking aboutthe baseball game. She stands very close to the children, getsclose to their faces, and says, "I have two cats at my house." Thechildren acknowledge her, back away a bit, and continue theconversation about the ballgame. Ariel interrupts again, movescloser to the children, and says, "My Siamese cat and my Persiancat belong to me, not my brother." In what component of languagedoes Ariel most likely have a deficit? A. SyntaxB. MorphologyC. PragmaticsD. Semantics

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Joslyn Rose · Answer 1

C. Pragmatics

Explanation:

Pragmatics, defined in the 1930s by Charles Morris, is one of the studies of linguistics that covers the use of language in social spheres and how people elaborate and understand meanings by using language. In this case, Ariel is having problems to comprehend the context in which the conversation of the other two kids is taking place, trying to unsuccessfully be part of the interaction.