What are the three components of language?

• A. Form, content, use
• B. Phonology, morphology, syntax
• C. Sender, receiver, feedback
• D. Semantics, syntax, pragmatics

Answer: (A)

Language has three broad interrelated aspects: form, content, and use. Form covers how language is built—its sounds (phonology), word structure (morphology), and sentence structure (syntax). Content is about meaning—semantics and the meanings of words and sentences. Use refers to how language is used in real social contexts—pragmatics, including intent, appropriateness, and conversational rules. This framing helps clinicians assess where a language profile might be strengths or weaknesses, such as good grammatical form but limited pragmatic skills, or rich vocabulary with concise, non-functional use.

The other options mix different ideas: phonology, morphology, and syntax are all parts of form but don’t address the full triad; semantics, syntax, and pragmatics blend content and use and miss the explicit form component; sender, receiver, and feedback describe communication flow rather than the language’s structural components.