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

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

Language is a system of a（）vocal symbols used for human communication.

General linguistics, which relates itself to the research of other areas, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and methods applicable in any linguistic study.

The study of meaning in language is known as semantics.

Syntax is different from morphology in that the former not only studies the morphemes, but also the combination of morphemes into words and words into sentences.

Pragmatics is different from semantics in that pragmatics studies meaning not in isolation, but in context.

Syntax

General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole.

Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.