Human capacity for language has a g（）basis, but the details of language have to be taught and learned.

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

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.

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

D（）is one of the design features of human language which refers to the phenomenon that language consists of two levels: a lower level of meaningless individual sounds and a higher level of meaningful units.

Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.

Linguistics

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

Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.

Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.