Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. The word “study” does not mean “learn” but “i ______ ” or “examine.”

Please define competence and performance respectively and describe their differences.

According to John Austin, what are the three acts a speaker might be performing simultaneously while speaking? And give examples to illustrate them.

language centers

interlanguage

utterance meaning

language standardization

coinage

root

linguistic context

AUX-movement