Jan got lost in downtown Toronto and asked a stranger "Do you know how to get to the train station?" The stranger replied, "Yes", and walked away. The stranger has failed to use which of the following aspects of language?
A)Generativity
B)Displacement
C)Semantics
D)Grammar
E)Pragmatics

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The stranger failed to use pragmatics, which refers to the social rules and conventions of language use in context, including understanding the intentions behind statements and responding appropriately.

Jan Got Lost in Downtown Toronto and Asked a Stranger