Which of the following alternatives best expresses the neurolinguistic relationship between pragmatics and the other components of language described in your text?
a) Like the other components of language, pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere.
b) Like the other components of language, pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere.
c) In contrast to most other components of language, pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere.
d) In contrast to most other components of language, pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere.
ANS: D, Pragmatics is unusual, in that it is "right-lateralized."
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