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The branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between sentences or words and their meanings :

ASemantics

BPhonology

CMorphology

DSyntax

Answer:

A. Semantics

Read Explanation:

  • Phonology – Studies the sound system of a language, not meaning.

  • Morphology – Studies the structure and formation of words, not their meaning.

  • Syntax – Deals with sentence structure and word order, not the meaning itself.


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