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PHONOLOGY
PRAMATIC
SEMANTICS
Is defined as the study of sound patterns and their meanings,both within and across languages.
Phonology can be related to many linguistic disciplines, including psycholinguistics, cognitive science, sociolinguistics and language acquisition. Principles of phonology can also be applied to treatments of speech pathologies and innovations in technology.
the study of meanings in a language
Syntax describes the rules by which words can be combined into sentences, while semantics describes what they mean.
for instance, is ambiguous -- it has two distinct meanings. These correspond to two distinct syntactic structures. In one structure ‘That’ is the subject and ‘can’ is an auxiliary verb (meaning “able”), and in the other ‘That can’ is the subject and ‘can’ is a noun (indicating a sort of container).
The study of speaker meaning
The study of relation-ship between words and uses for the words
Pronunciation:KATS Spelling: CATS
A pragmatic way of dealing with something is based on practical considerations, rather than theoretical ones. A pragmatic person deals with things in a practical way.