Chomsky defines “competence” as the ideal user’s k（）of the rules of his language.

Linguistics is generally defined as the s（）study of language.

Langue refers to the a（）linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community while the parole is the concrete use of the conventions and application of the rules.

Language is p（）in that it makes possible the construction and interpretation of new signals by its users. In other words, they can produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentences which they have never heard before.

Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the written language.

Syntax

Phonetics

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

A diachronic study of language is the description of language at some point in time.

The distinction between competence and performance was proposed by F. de Saussure.