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Hyla never swears in front of her parents, but she frequently does so with her friends. this is an example of how language use is not guided by rules

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The example can be understood to conclude that any language in a given situation changes its rules. An individual is guided by instinct and not by rule to behave or say certain things in a certain situation. In the presence of her parents Hyla implies a set of rule which totally changes when the situation changes from parents to friends. 
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