Jake is a high school student. After-school conversations with friends include the use of slang words and may include telling of a "dirty joke." When Jake arrives at his grandparents' house he uses standard English and says "ma'am" and "sir" when addressing them. This ability to adjust language represents skill in_____
A) morphology
B) phonology
C) pragmatics
D) semantics
C
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a. Individuals with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) b. No Child Left behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) c. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) d. Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA) e. Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
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