Kapil, an expert in the field of telecommunication, uses various specific terms related to his field, which the workers are not able to understand.

Which type of barrier to communication is this?

Semantic barriers

The correct answer is Option (4) → Semantic barriers.

Semantic barriers occur when there is a misunderstanding or confusion due to the use of specialized terms, jargon, or language that is not easily understood by the audience. In this case, Kapil is using specific terms related to telecommunication, which the workers cannot understand, leading to a communication barrier.

Semantics is the branch of linguistics dealing with the meaning of words and sentences. Semantic barriers are concerned with problems and obstructions in the process of encoding and decoding of message into words or impressions.

Technical jargon: It is usually found that specialists use technical jargon while explaining to persons who are not specialists in the concerned field. Therefore, they may not understand the actual meaning of many such words