To begin with, many people think grammar is the big and complex words attached to a sentence to make it sound exotic. Well, this assertion or assumption is very wrong, grammar is instead, the rules and regulations guiding the user diction of a particular language, it emphasizes accurate use of the language. Studying grammar we will review; the definitions of grammar, types of grammar and components of grammar.
And again, grammar has multiple definitions from multiple scholars, from different schools of thought. Funk and Wagnals new college standard dictionary describes grammar as a type of science that explains the various principles of oral or written usage of a particular language. It was referred to as the developed art of speaking or writing accurately in a particular language. However, the concept “grammer” is dynamic and as such does not have a static definition.
Grammar as a concept spans different types or rather schools of thought which includes; traditional grammar, structural grammar, transformational generative grammar and systemic functional grammar. To explain a bit, traditional grammar is the basic, parent foundation upon which all others are built, then structural grammar explains the working of a language functional component without referring to meaning. Generative grammar explains the universal qualities of language rules underlying grammatically possible sentences, and finally, systemic functional grammar refers to a view of language as a system of network for making meaning. But then, all these are summary of what they really are, there are more to these than I have briefed.
Grammar as a concept in this sense, comprises of different components that really makes it what it is. First, there are the phonemes, morphemes, lexemes, syntax and context. And somehow, they go along with semantics, pragmatics etc… these components relate with each other to make reasonable parts of grammar of a particular language. However, some of these components are still broken down into other components that expands the root of grammar.
Grammar as a concept spans different types or rather schools of thought which includes; traditional grammar, structural grammar, transformational generative grammar and systemic functional grammar. To explain a bit, traditional grammar is the basic, parent foundation upon which all others are built, then structural grammar explains the working of a language functional component without referring to meaning. Generative grammar explains the universal qualities of language rules underlying grammatically possible sentences, and finally, systemic functional grammar refers to a view of language as a system of network for making meaning. But then, all these are summary of what they really are, there are more to these than I have briefed.
Grammar as a concept in this sense, comprises of different components that really makes it what it is. First, there are the phonemes, morphemes, lexemes, syntax and context. And somehow, they go along with semantics, pragmatics etc… these components relate with each other to make reasonable parts of grammar of a particular language. However, some of these components are still broken down into other components that expands the root of grammar.
So now you have it, grammar is not the exotic words we use, but instead, the rule underlying a language use.
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