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P

paradigmatic perspective

studies how different words are grouped together into conceptual categories by wharing certain elements in their internal structure.

phonetics

A branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds of speech.

pragmatics

A branch of linguistics that studies how language is used in different social contexts.

prefix

A type of affix placed at the beginning of a base word.