The study of meaning in language is known as semantics.

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

Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the written language.

Social changes can often bring about language changes.

Morphology

Findings in linguistic studies can often be applied to the settlement of some practical problems. The study of such applications is generally known as a（）linguistics.

Pragmatics

Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.

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

Phonology