In modern linguistics, speech is regarded as more basic than writing, because （）

Linguistics

Linguistics is generally defined as the s（）study of language.

General linguistics, which relates itself to the research of other areas, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and methods applicable in any linguistic study.

In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts.

The term dialect,as a technical term in linguistics,carries value judgement and not simply refers to a distinct form of language.

Modern linguistics regards the written language as （）

general linguistics

Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general.

Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.