A little girl says, "Daddy door." To understand the meaning of this two-word utterance, the listener must

a. know who the little girl is.
b. know the context in which the words were spoken.
c. be familiar with Slobin's theory of language-making capacity.
d. be the little girl's daddy.

Answer: b. know the context in which the words were spoken.

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