The study of language has traditionally been divided into several broad areas:

• Syntax: The rules by which words can be put together legally to form sentences.

• Semantics: Study of the ways statements in the language denote meanings.

• Pragmatics: Knowledge about the world and the social context of language use.

  
  Q: Do you know the time?
  A: Yes.
  

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