According to the modularity position:
A) there is an initial phase in which we only process semantics.
B) there is an initial phase in which we only process syntax.
C) there is an initial phase in which we process both semantics and syntax.
D) semantics and syntax are combined at all levels of processing.

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The modularity position posits that there is an initial phase of language processing where the brain handles syntax (the structure of sentences) separately from semantics (the meaning of words and sentences). This suggests that our understanding of language structure precedes and operates independently from our understanding of language meaning in the early stages of processing.

According to the Modularity Position