GRAMMAR DEFINITION:

It is the set of logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology (words) and syntax (phrases and sentences), often complemented by phonetics and phonology (sounds), semantics (meaning), and pragmatics (the ways in which contexts contribute to meaning). They are always interacting at different stages and functions or purposes. In addition, each language has its own distinct grammar.

Reference: Wikipedia.org (2010) “Grammar” Retrieved 16th of March, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar





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Prescriptive Grammar


It focuses on the rules and makes possible the standardization of languages to make communication easier between different dialect regions. (Odlin, T. 1994:2)

Reference: Odlin, T, (1994) “Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar” Cambridge p. 2

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It gives specific names and definitions to parts of speech such as: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, articles, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections or exclamations.

Reference: Soton (2008) “Introduction to traditional grammar” Retrieved 16th of March, from: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wpwt/notes/grammar.htm
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