Lori, a 5-year-old in Mrs. Clark's class, doesn't understand how a person can feel "blue" and the sky can be the color "blue." Lori is encountering this problem because she does not yet have a clear grasp of the ________ of the language.

A. phonemes
B. syntax
C. pragmatics
D. semantics


Answer: D

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