Linguistic levels
by alexis salcedo
1. Phonetics
1.1. is a branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech, or in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign
2. Phonology
2.1. is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in spoken languages and signs in sign languages.
3. Morphology
3.1. is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
4. Syntax
4.1. is the set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences (sentence structure) in a given language, usually including word order.
5. Semantics
5.1. is the linguistic and philosophical study of meaning in language, programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics.
6. Pragmatics
6.1. is a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning.