Let's say we could teach a dolphin to understand the difference between the sentences "The parrot kissed the dolphin" and "The dolphin kissed the parrot." If this were demonstrated, it might mean the dolphin had an understanding of ____________

a) phonemes
b) morphemes
c) syntax
d) pragmatics

ANS: C, Syntax is the system of rules for combining words and phrases to form grammatically correct sentences.

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