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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 metalanguage | specialised terminology used to discuss language |
| linguistics | the scientific study of language |
| language | the communication of thoughts and feelings to oneself or others using a system of arbitrary signs (words) |
| subsystems (def) | the areas of study of linguistics |
| subsystems (list) | phonology; morphology/lexicology; syntax; semantics; discourse analysis |
| phonology | the study of the sound systems of language |
| phonetics | the study of the production of sounds |
| morphology | the study of word formation |
| lexicology | the study of words as vocabulary |
| syntax | the study of how words are ordered into sentences |
| semantics | the study of meaning in language |
| discourse analysis | the study of how spoken and written texts are constructed |
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