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Question 96Asked in CTET August 2023 Paper 1, 20 Aug 2023

Manjeet of Class V speaks in different ways to his teacher, to his friends and also to a two-year-old child. It means Manjeet knows how to use language in…

Manjeet of Class V speaks in different ways to his teacher, to his friends and also to a two-year-old child. It means Manjeet knows how to use language in social situations. What is this attribute of a language known as ?
  1. AAct of speech
  2. BNaturalist
  3. CSemantics
  4. DPragmatics
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Correct answer: (D) Pragmatics

Explanation

Pragmatics is the use of language appropriately in social context: choosing how to speak to a teacher, friends or a small child.

From CTET August 2023 Paper 1, 20 Aug 2023 — Previous Year Paper

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