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Semantics

The study of meaning in Human Language (principals of human language)

Linguistics

Sounds: individual sounds


sounds and syllables
(Phonetics and Phonology)

morphemes and
words
Form: words (Morphology),
Language Grammar
phrases and clauses (Syntax)
phrases, clauses and
sentences

Meaning: Semantics;
Pragmatics

takes importance on
how it should be like,
for example: CAN I
prescribes
GO TO THE
what a Received How are
PRESCRIPTI BATHROOM? - Is
grammar Pronunciatio Languages
VE incorrect, because
SHOULD n different
CAN shows an
look like
ability, so it should
Gramm
be MAY, used for
ar
requests

importance in how a How are


describes
native speaker uses Languages
what a Dialects (not
DESCRIPTIV language, for ex: similar.
grammar random,
E CAN I GO...? - here, Universal to
ACTUALLY systematic)
CAN is actually used all human
IS
for request Languages

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