Tolkien is creating a new language called Elvish for a race of characters in his upcoming book.After a long writing session,he smiles and says,"There.I finally have the rules for combining symbols in Elvish." In other words,Tolkien has created the ____ of the language.
A) grammar
B) semantics
C) phonemes
D) surface structure

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The rules for combining symbols in a language are governed by grammar. In this scenario, Tolkien is creating the grammar for his new language Elvish.

Tolkien Is Creating a New Language Called Elvish for a Race