The language system is semantics. "Coke" v.s "Sprite." are two different words, so we are focusing on a word. When Anna paused, she was confused because to Melinda, A Coke means a Sprite in her vocabulary. She wanted to confirm the same meaning. Semantics involves a changing meaning depending on the person. She is visiting from Alabama, so the meanings may have chosen just like dialects. Thus, it cannot be phonology/morphology, syntax, or pragmatics.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
A. Nikolai's dual character
Explanation:
Forking rivers or paths are commonly used to express a character's opposing features in literature. In this case, it represents Nikolai's two sides - stern and caring. The river merges into one at the end - implying that his two sides can coexist.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: C. cadence
Explanation: ca·dence
/ˈkādns/
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noun
1.
a modulation or inflection of the voice.
"the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate"
synonyms:	rhythm, tempo, meter, measure, rise and fall, beat, pulse, rhythmical flow/pattern, swing, lilt, cadency; More
2.
a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase.
"the final cadences of the Prelude"
 
        
             
        
        
        
I believe The answer is A.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Every cloud has a silver lining
Explanation:
Good things come after bad things