A fashion model is insulted when a magazine refers to her as 'bony,' but she is pleased to see herself described as 'slender.' She is responding to the __________ of the words used.

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The model's reaction to the words 'bony' and 'slender' suggest that she is responding to their connotative definitions rather than their denotative definitions. Denotative definitions describe the literal meaning of a word, while connotative definitions describe the emotional or cultural associations that people have with a word. In this case, 'bony' likely has negative connotations associated with being too thin or emaciated, while 'slender' has positive or neutral connotations associated with being lean and graceful. The other options, syntactic and phonological rules, do not seem relevant to the model's reaction in this scenario.

A Fashion Model Is Insulted When a Magazine Refers to Her