The study of meaning in language is known as semantics.

P （）refers to the realization of langue in actual use.

Syntax

Linguistics

Chomsky defines “competence” as the ideal user’s k（）of the rules of his language.

Phonetics

Pragmatics

Langue refers to the a（）linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community while the parole is the concrete use of the conventions and application of the rules.

Social changes can often bring about language changes.

The discipline that studies the rules governing the formation of words into permissible sentences in languages is called s（）