In communication, the language is

AThe non-verbal code

BThe verbal code ✓ Correct

CThe iconic code

DThe tactile code

Correct answer: (B) The verbal code

Explanation

In communication, language is the verbal code, the system of words that carries meaning.

It encodes thought into words that the receiver then decodes.

The non-verbal code covers gestures and expressions, not language itself.

The iconic code works through images that resemble what they represent, not through words.

The tactile code communicates through touch, again outside spoken or written language.

Encoding and decoding through the verbal code is the basis of linguistic communication.

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