ACS 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-8: Pronoun, Generative Grammar, Metonymy
12 Jan 2017
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Pronoun are those if there is a capital letter for it. Articles- (a, an, the) phrases to classify things. Adjectives- are words used, typically with nouns, to provide more information. Adverbs- prove more information about verbs slowly, yesterday, very, really. Prepositions- time, place or other connection (at, in, on, near), (at, in), (on, near) The view of grammar as a set of rules for the proper use of language. An approach with the same descriptive aims. To understand why foreign language learners of english mix up words. To make explicit the grammatical structures in the language. Enables it to clearly describe how english sentences can be put together as combinations of phrases that, in turn, are combinations of words. Generative grammar- a small and finite set of rules. Conceptual meaning- basic, essential components of meaning by literal use of word. Associative meaning- needle --> pain, illness, blood, drugs, thread, knitting.
