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

Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.

Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.

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.

Linguistics

Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.

Social changes can often bring about language changes.

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

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