and word-formation processes.
1.7.4 Syntax
Syntax refers to the rules governing the way words are combined
to form sentences in a language, or simply, the study of the
formation of sentences.
1.7.5 Semantics
Semantics examines how meaning is encoded in a
language.
1.7.6 Pragmatics
Pragmatics is the study of meaning in context.
1.8 Macrolinguistics
Macrolinguistics is the study of language in all aspects,
distinct from microlinguistics, which dealt solely with the
formal aspect of language system.
1.8.1 Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics investigates the interrelation of language
and mind, in processing and producing utterances and in
language acquisition for example.
1.8.2 Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is a term which covers a variety of different
interests in language and society, including the language and
the social characteristics of its users.