You are talking to a stranger.He says something that is not clear,but you understand him anyway.You are able to determine the underlying meaning of his speech,even though his specific use of words was unclear.You have comprehended the ____ of his comments.
A) surface structure
B) mental grammar
C) morphology
D) deep structure

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Comprehending the underlying meaning of someone's speech despite unclear wording refers to understanding the deep structure of their comments. Surface structure refers to the literal arrangement of words in a sentence, mental grammar is an individual's internalized system of language rules, and morphology refers to the study of how words are formed and structured in language.

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