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In French, the phrase "Haven't the police found you yet?" is written "La police, ne t'a pas encore trouvé?" Since French speakers arrange words differently than English speakers, the literal translation is "The police, not you have yet found?" In other words, French and English speakers use different rules, called _____, to govern word order.

A) morphemes
B) phonemes
C) syntax
D) displacement

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The answer would be C: Syntax
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