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

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

Phonetics

Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication.

The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to form words is called morphology.

Phonology

Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.

The distinction between competence and performance was proposed by F. de Saussure.

Language

Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.