Phrases like "please," "thank you," and "bye-bye" are examples of ____
a. the pragmatic quality of language
b. the morphemic quality of language
c. the grammatical quality of language
d. how prosody varies within language
A. Pragmatics are the social rules for using language in interactions with others. At about age 4, children become more sensitive to the characteristics of conversations with others and become more attuned to proper pragmatic use.
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a. operant b. respondent c. autonomic d. all of these
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)