第33题: [单项选择]______is a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. A. Semantics B. Pragmatics C. Syntax D. Morphology 参考答案:C 答案解析:[解析] 句法学(Syntax)研究句子结构,揭示构成某一语言句子的内在规则。这些规则告诉我们词与词如何组合成句,以及句子由什么构成。语义学(Semantics),研究自然语言中词语意义的学科。语用学