Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.

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

The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to form words is called morphology.

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

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

Language is p（）in that it makes possible the construction and interpretation of new signals by its users. In other words, they can produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentences which they have never heard before.

Modern linguistics is mostly prescriptive, but sometimes descriptive.

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

Phonology

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