Within the realm of conversational speech, knowledge refers to the
A) meaning of a conversation.
B) rules for combining spoken words into sentences.
C) tendency to see relationships between spoken concepts even when those relationships do not exist.
D) previously understood information that we bring into the conversation.

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Knowledge in the context of conversational speech refers to the previously understood information that we bring into the conversation. It includes the knowledge we have about the world, the topic, and the people we are talking to. A and B are more related to semantics and grammar, while C refers to a cognitive bias known as the "illusory correlation."

Within the Realm of Conversational Speech, Knowledge Refers to the