When Peter's son refused to eat his potatoes, Peter made up a story about a boy who once disliked potatoes and lost all his energy as a result (following which Peter's son began eating his potatoes). The fact that Peter could generate a new story is an example of the _____ aspect of language.
A) referential
B) syntactical
C) grammatical
D) semantic

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The semantic aspect of language involves meaning. Peter creating a new story to convey the importance of eating potatoes to his son demonstrates the ability to generate and understand new meanings, which is a key feature of the semantic aspect of language.

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