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

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.

Modern linguistics is mostly prescriptive, but sometimes descriptive.

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

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

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.

Pragmatics

Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.

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