Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:In communication, meaning construction is a process of making choices.

Statement II:The use of language for communication is a restrictive practice in the public domain.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

The right reading is that the first statement is true and the second is false.

Statement 1 is true because in communication the construction of meaning genuinely is a process of making choices, selecting words, signs and framings from many possibilities.

Each choice of code, medium and emphasis shapes the meaning that finally reaches the receiver.

Statement 2 is false because using language for communication is not a restrictive practice in the public domain but an enabling and shared one.

Language in public life opens dialogue, debate and participation rather than closing them down.

Since the first claim is sound and the second is mistaken, only the first can be held true.

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