In modern linguistic studies, the written form of language is given more emphasis than the spoken form for a number of reasons.

The compound word "bookstore" is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound is the sum total of the meanings of its components.

What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaning （）is considered.

The semantic components of the word “gentleman” can be expressed as（）.

All words may be said to contain a root morpheme.