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Grammer Nazi
Syntactic Structure
noun phrases
verb phrases
adjectival phrases
prepositional phrases
adverbial phrases
Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language
Sentence Structures
simple- 1 main clause
compound- 2 or more independent clauses
complex- 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependant/subordinate cluase
compound-complex- 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependant clause
Sentence Types
imperative- command
interrogative- question
exclamation/exclamitive- exclamation
declarative- statement
Alex The Talking Parrot
Prescriptivism vs. Descriptivism
Prescriptivism
value judgement
'right' or 'wrong'
compares standard to non standard english
Descriptivism
not inferior to others
doesn't give judgement
looks at text 'as it is'
compares language features to standard english
more detailed then Prescriptivism
WHO WINS ....?
DESCRIPTIVISM
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
Language influences thought.
Text Functions
1. Means of Conveying Information
2. An Instrument of Action
3. Maintaining Social Relationships
4. An Instrument of Cognitive and Conceptual Development
Subsystems
Phonetics- Production of Sound
Phonolog- Sound Patterns
Morphology- Change of Form and Structure
Lexicology- Study of Words and Orogens
Syntax- Grammar and Word Order
Semantics- Study of Meanings
Discorse Analysis- Connected Speech and Sentences