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LI 2013 NATHALIE F. MARTIN L ANGUAGE & G RAMMAR
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EXPLAIN A LINGUISTS’ VIEW OF LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR. Language According to Linguists Contemporary Linguistics Analysis
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Linguistic Performance: How you use How you use this knowledge in actual speech production and comprehension. Linguistic Competence: What you know What you know about a language. Linguistic Competence Vs Performance Contemporary Linguistics Analysis : p. 5.
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Prescriptive vs. Descriptive Grammar WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR AND DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR?
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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 G RAMMAR Reference: Chapter 1 (O’Grady & Archibald)
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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 knowledge is subconscious Contemporary Linguistics Analysis : p. 5.
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Associate Generality: Parity: Universality: Mutability: Inaccessibility: Contemporary Linguistics Analysis : p. 5. Grammars change over time. All grammars are equal. All languages have a grammar. Grammatical knowledge is subconscious. Grammars are alike in basic ways.
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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 Contemporary Linguistics Analysis : p. 5.
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