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.

Language is a system of a（）vocal symbols used for human communication.

Pragmatics is different from semantics in that pragmatics studies meaning not in isolation, but in context.

Linguistics is generally defined as the s（）study of language.

A diachronic study of language is the description of language at some point in time.

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

Phonology

Phonetics

General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole.

A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.