The language system is semantics. "Coke" v.s "Sprite." are two different words, so we are focusing on a word. When Anna paused, she was confused because to Melinda, A Coke means a Sprite in her vocabulary. She wanted to confirm the same meaning. Semantics involves a changing meaning depending on the person. She is visiting from Alabama, so the meanings may have chosen just like dialects. Thus, it cannot be phonology/morphology, syntax, or pragmatics.
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Answer: I would say “In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn toward the window.”
Explanation: It is suspenseful because the main character thinks they are ghosts, however, it is humerus in that this is merely a prank.
(Love this story BTW)
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Participative listenimg but not really sure.
