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To Linguistics: Carmina B. Echavia

Grammar includes a full description of the sounds, meaning, and rules of a language. It can be prescriptive, setting rules for correct structure and usage, or descriptive, objectively documenting how a language is actually used without judgment. The document also discusses common myths about language, including that children learn through explicit teaching, animals have human-like language, reading/writing are essential to language, some languages are superior, and languages deteriorate over time.

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To Linguistics: Carmina B. Echavia

Grammar includes a full description of the sounds, meaning, and rules of a language. It can be prescriptive, setting rules for correct structure and usage, or descriptive, objectively documenting how a language is actually used without judgment. The document also discusses common myths about language, including that children learn through explicit teaching, animals have human-like language, reading/writing are essential to language, some languages are superior, and languages deteriorate over time.

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INTRODUCTION

TO LINGUISTICS
C A R M I N A B . E C H AV I A
WHAT IS GRAMMAR?

Grammar includes a full description of the form and


meaning of sentences, i.e. the sounds and sounds patterns,
units of meaning, as well as the rules which combine the
words to make new sentences.
GRAMMAR AS A PRESCRIPTIVE
COMPILATION FOR THE USE OF A
PARTICULAR LANGUAGE
• deals with the setting of rules about the structure of a
language
• deals with the “correct” forms of a language that people
should use both in speaking and writing.
GRAMMAR AS A DESCRIPTION OF A
PARTICULAR LANGUAGE

• does not tell people how they should speak, or what is good
or bad language use.
• describes the speaker’s possibility of speaking and
understanding language as it actually is and not as others think
it should be.
MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE

• Myth #1: Children learn to speak through explicit


teaching or memorization
MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE

• Myth #2: Animals have language just like humans


MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE

• Myth #3: Reading and writing are an essential


part of language
MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE

• Myth #4: Some languages/dialects are more


complex or better than others
MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE

• Myth #5: Languages deteriorate over time

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