Class 1_Grammar and other aspects of language

the set of rules that allow us to combine words in English into larger units

another terms for grammar

• syntax

• morphology

• semantics

• phonology

the usual term for the sound system in the language: the distinctive sound units and the ways which they may be combined

• syntax

• morphology

• semantics

• phonology

the usual term that refers to the set of rules that describe the structure of words

• syntax

• morphology

• semantics

• phonology

the usual term that deals with the writing system in the language

• syntax

• orthography

• semantics

• phonology

the usual term that deals with physical characteristics of the sounds in the language

• phonetics

• orthography

• semantics

• phonology

the usual term that is concerned with the system of meanings in the language: the meanings of words and the combinatory meanings of larger units

• syntax

• orthography

• semantics

• pragmatics

• morphology

the usual term that is concerned with the use of particular utterances within particular contexts

• syntax

• orthography

• semantics

• pragmatics

• morphology

Our course follows the approach found in A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Randolph Quirk, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech, and Jan Svartvik

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English is the mother tongue of over 350 million people

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