Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1.A post-semiotic understanding of language assumes that words are simply representations.
2.Sue asks Rachel for a cup of tea. This simple request should have no misunderstandings because “tea” is not arbitrary, ambiguous, nor abstract.
3.Kate tells her friend Meagan that she likes cats. Her use of the word “cats” is an example of a signifier.
4.Justice, as a concept, is ambiguous because the word “justice” was applied to the concept randomly.


1.false
2.false
3.true
4.false

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