At what "stage" of analysis are the sentences There were exactly twelve books on the table.
And
There were twelve books on the table,no more and no less.
Recognized as saying the same thing?
A) Syntactic analysis
B) Semantic analysis
C) Contextual analysis

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Both sentences convey the same meaning in terms of the number of books on the table. This relates to the semantic analysis of the sentences, which has to do with the intended meaning of the words and sentences, rather than just their structure (syntactic analysis) or the situation in which they are being used (contextual analysis).

At What "Stage" of Analysis Are the Sentences There Were