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Nov 1, 2020 · Grammar for Linguists. Linguists want to understand how language works. In order to do so, they must understand one of the components of the language: its grammar. However, linguists approach this task quite differently from the traditional grammarian. As we saw, the “correct” form of a language is generally a choice among its many varieties.
Sep 25, 2020 · For a linguist, grammar is far more than how to put sentences together. To understand the grammar of a language from the ground up, linguists understand the ...
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Linguists think about grammar in a very different way. Because we approach grammar scientifically, we do not make value judgments about the ways people use language. Instead, we observe it and try to describe it. This is known as descriptive grammar. Language variation and identity. Language is always changing, and language is not uniform.
Using linguists’ techniques for making scientific observations about language, we can study these grammars. The other important thing to keep in mind is that no grammar is better than any others. Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “Oh, I don’t speak real Italian, just a dialect,” implying that the dialect is not as good as so-called real Italian.
This chapter sets the scene for the book by surveying the terrain of academic linguistics. Issues connected to language teaching and the place of grammar in language teaching are situated with respect to different fundamental concepts in linguistics and the influence these have had on the development of teaching methodologies.
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Aug 2, 2019 · As human beings, we can put sentences together even as children—we can all do grammar. But to be able to talk about how sentences are built, about the types of words and word groups that make up sentences—that is knowing about grammar. And knowing about grammar offers a window into the human mind and into our amazingly complex mental capacity."
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grammar is a vital ingredient in the English language teaching mix. by Andrew Rossiter - 2021 Grammar and communication For well over half a century now, there has been much debate among linguists and academics about the relevance of formal grammar to the teaching of the English language, whether for native
