LINB18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Voiced Velar Fricative, Second Epistle Of John, Grammaticality
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Linb18 lecture 1 introduction to english grammar. Objective: define lng, explain how one knows a lng, define the term grammar , list the component of grammar, distinguish b/w prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar, distinguish b/w standard and non-standard varieties, understanding grammaticality , distinguish b/w formal vs. What is grammar: mental system that allows speakers of a language to produce and understand an infinite number of sentences including those that have never been heard or uttered before. Valid sys. w/ their own logic and conventions: no strong reason to expect one lng to match the mold of another, lngs. Continually changing in subtle ways w/o reducing their usefulness, preciseness or aesthetic value. What is standard lng: the variety of a language spoken by the most powerful group in a community and generally held to be. Grammatical vs. ungrammatical: grammatical sen. conforms to grammatical rules of a lng, while an ungrammatical sen. doesn"t.
