Multiple Choice
Language scholars C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards employ a triangle to explain the three elements of language, which are
A) semantics, syntax, and significance.
B) denotative, connotative, and abstract meanings of words.
C) superordinate, basic, and subordinate meanings of words.
D) the thought, the referent, and the symbol.
E) encoding, decoding, and noise.
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