LECTURE 7

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Grammar start learning		is a set of implicit rules that govern the formation of sentences. We may not know specific rules, but we obey them everytime we speak
Usage start learning		consists of specific rules people create for language to distinguish grammatically acceptable sentences from unacceptable ones in a social context
performance grammar start learning		refers to the way language is actually used by speakers in real-life communication
competence grammar start learning		the thereotical understanding of a language's rules
descriptive grammar start learning		an approach to understanding and explaining how a language is used naturally by its speakers. it describes the patters, structures and rules without prescribing what is correct or ideal
prescriptive grammar start learning		it provides recommendations on how language should be used, often based on traditional norms or conventions
formal grammar start learning		has clear rules that describe how sentences and words are structured in a language
Distributional properties start learning		in grammar look at how words fit into sentences, like whether they go with "was" or "were" in a sentence
inflectional properties start learning		in grammar are changes to words, like adding -s to "cat" to make it plural
derivational properties start learning		in grammar involve forming new words by adding affixes to change meaning or grammatical category
Person start learning		Relating to the speaker or others
Number start learning		singular/plural, countability
Gender start learning		natural (boy/he) and grammatical (German "das Madchen")
Case start learning		grammatical categories like subjective, agentive, objective, instrumental, possessive and local cases
Tense start learning		Deictic (now as zero point)
Mood start learning		indicative, imperative, subjunctive (commands, intentions etc)
Aspect start learning		perfective, imperfective, iterative, punctual, habitual, inchoative

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