Part 1 (Chapter 1) The Basics - Overview of English Grammar Flashcards
Morphology is
The study of the structure of words
Syntax is
The study of the structure of phrases and clauses
The tradition of grammar writing goes back to
Ancient Greece
First English grammar written in English
Pamphlet for Grammar (1586) by William Bullokar
prior to Bullokar’s Pamphlet for Grammar grammars were written in Latin
A School Grammar is
a grammar that aims to teach simple and fundamental grammar.
*School Grammars are Prescriptive v. Descriptive
A Pedagogical Grammar is
an updated version of School Grammars
A Traditional Grammar is
a detailed scholarly work, typically multiple volumes
A Theoretical Grammar is
a grammar that seeks abstract rules and principles
Oxford Modern English Grammar is this type of grammar
a Descriptive Reference Grammar
A Descriptive Reference Grammar is
used to understand English as used in contemporary times
*Descriptive Reference Grammars are not Prescriptive (cf. School Grammar)
The International Corpus of English is
a collection of 500 grammatically analyzed texts drawn from a variety of different modes of communication
An Orthographic Word is
a written word separated from others by spaces
A Lexeme is
the word you can consult in the dictionary.
Example: Insults is found under Insult
An Inflectional Form is
a word which performs a specific grammatical role
Example: Insults is the inflectional form of the lexeme Insult
AKA for Parts of Speech
Word Classes
