Language is a system of a（）vocal symbols used for human communication.

Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.

Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences.

Phonology

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

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

Language

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

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

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