When little Rita makes noises trying to imitate people talking,she is engaging in
A)semantics.
B)syntax.
C)pragmatics.
D)phonology.

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Little Rita is engaging in phonology, which is the study of the sound system of a language, including the rules for combining and pronouncing sounds. The noises she is making are her attempts to produce the sounds of speech in her native language. Semantics refers to the meaning of words and sentences, syntax refers to the grammatical structure of sentences, and pragmatics refers to the ways in which context affects the interpretation of language.

When Little Rita Makes Noises Trying to Imitate People Talking,she