What is syntax?
General Linguistics

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Valentina Correa
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It is the set of rules and patterns regarding how words are structured to create a sentence
It is the vocabulary knowledge
It is the grammar knowledge
It is what studies the internal structure of words
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is linguistic knowledge?
It is the language knowledge we acquire when we are explicitly taught.
It is the languag knowledge that we aquire inconsciously
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What is metalinguistic knowledge?
It is the language knowledge we acquire when we are explicitly taught.
It is the languag knowledge that we aquire inconsciously
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Understanding language in terms of linguistic/metalinguistic knowledge can help me as a teacher because...
It is prestigious to know about linguistic/metalinguistic knowledge
It can help me predict some issues that my students can have while learning a new language
Every teacher does so I have to do it as well
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The difference between the Functionalist and the Structuralist view of language is that...
functionalists focus on how language is actually used and its function in interaction, while structuralists focus on rules, patterns and the structures of language.
functionalists focus on rules, patterns and the structures of language, while structuralists focus on how language is actually used and its function in interaction.
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In your own words, explain the internal and external view of language
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The internal view of language sees language as a mental, individual process.
The external view of language sees language as something that happens as a result of interaction
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What is the dichotomy regarding how language develops?
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It is the discussion about NATURE VS NURTURE!
Chomsky advocates for nature saying that we have a "language devices" that makes us acquire language.
However, other people believe that it develops in a nurture way, which means that we acquire language thanks to the exposition to syntactic patterns, sounds, vocabulary in context, pragmatic conventions, etc.
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