A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.

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

Human capacity for language has a g（）basis, but the details of language have to be taught and learned.

Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences.

In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts.

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

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

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

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.