Our co-worker says,"It's awful in here." To understand what she means,we must
A)examine the morphemes in the statement to determine the smaller units of meaning in the sentence.
B)ignore nonverbal cues so that we are not distracted.
C)parse the grammatical structure of her comment.
D)take into account extralinguistic information,such as location and facial expressions.

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The statement "It's awful in here" is not solely conveyed through the words themselves, but through extralinguistic information such as the speaker's location and facial expressions. In order to understand what she means, we must take into account this nonverbal communication.

Our Co-Worker Says,"It's Awful in Here