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Language & Grammar

Language & Grammar. LI 2013 Nathalie F. Martin. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis. Language According to Linguists. Explain a Linguists’ View of Language and GRammar. Linguistic Performance: How you use this knowledge in actual speech production and comprehension.

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Language & Grammar

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  1. Language & Grammar LI 2013 Nathalie F. Martin

  2. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis LanguageAccording to Linguists • Explain a Linguists’ View of Language and GRammar.

  3. Linguistic Performance: How you use this knowledge in actual speech production and comprehension. Linguistic Competence: What you know about a language. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: p. 5. Linguistic Competence Vs Performance

  4. Prescriptive vs. Descriptive Grammar • Whatis the differencebetweenPrescriptive Grammar and Descriptive Grammar?

  5. Grammar Generality: All languages have a grammar Parity: All grammars are equal Universality: Grammars are alike in basic ways Mutability: Grammars change over time Inaccessibility: Grammatical knowledgeissubconscious Reference: Chapter 1 (O’Grady & Archibald)

  6. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: p. 5. The Truth About Grammar • Name all five characteristics of grammar according to linguists. • Generality: All languages have a grammar • Parity: All grammars are equal • Universality: Grammars are alike in basic ways • Mutability: Grammars change over time • Inaccessibility: Grammatical knowledgeissubconscious

  7. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: p. 5. Associate • Grammars change over time. • All grammars are equal. • All languages have a grammar. • Grammatical knowledge is subconscious. • Grammars are alike in basic ways. Generality: Parity: Universality: Mutability: Inaccessibility:

  8. Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: p. 5. Define each • Generality: • All languages have a grammar • Parity: • All grammars are equal • Universality: • Grammars are alike in basic ways • Mutability: • Grammars change over time • Inaccessibility: • Grammatical knowledge is subconscious

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