2.1. The study of words – understands how words work as ‘units’ and how they can have different meanings on their own, and when bound with other units.
3. Semantics
3.1. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words from an “objective” perspective. Although meaning often depends on context (pragmatics), we have a sense that words map directly onto reality.
4. Syntax
4.1. Syntax is the study of how we put words together to form sentences.
5. Pragmatics
5.1. Pragmatics deals with how context contributes to the meaning of expressions.
6. Phonetics
6.1. Phonetics is the study of how sounds are produced and perceived. Modern phonetics have three main branches of study: Articulatory phonetics – the study of sounds made with the articulators Acoustic phonetics – the study of acoustic results of different articulations Auditory phonetics – the study of how listeners perceive and understand linguistic signals
