Which of the following is a semantic barrier?
ABlurred image on television
BUnclear printing in newspapers
CStatic in broadcasting
DRedundancy in writing ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Redundancy in writing
Explanation
Redundancy in writing is a semantic barrier because it clouds meaning through needless repetition.
Semantic barriers arise at the level of words and meaning, not at the physical carrier.
A blurred image on television is a technical or physical fault in the signal, not a meaning problem.
Unclear printing in newspapers is again a physical defect in reproduction, not semantics.
Static in broadcasting is physical noise interfering with the signal, outside the semantic level.
Anything that distorts the sense of words, like wordy redundancy, counts as semantic.
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