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    Tacit knowledge - information is at the intuitive level Focal knowledge - ability to describe or list out steps to be followed to produce result. In this course Finite set of rules, generate infinite nos. Of sentces in lg the rules relate meanings, which are represented by a deep structure, to present sds or written symbols. Describe native speaker's competence, his internalization of these rules rather than performance.

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    Tacit knowledge - information is at the intuitive level Focal knowledge - ability to describe or list out steps to be followed to produce result. In this course Finite set of rules, generate infinite nos. Of sentces in lg the rules relate meanings, which are represented by a deep structure, to present sds or written symbols. Describe native speaker's competence, his internalization of these rules rather than performance.

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    Intro Mphsynt 1

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    English Morpho

    Syntax &
    Semantics

    © tankimhua

    Please read Chapter 1 on


    „Introduction‟ of
    “The Grammar Book”, Celce-
    Murcia, M. & Diane Larsen-
    Freeman

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    1
    Morphology
    Syntax
    Semantics
    Pragmatics
    Form, meaning and use

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    How do we communicate in a 2nd


    language?

    1. Communicating in the language (eg.


    immersion)
    2. Learning the lexico-grammar (words &
    grammatical structures).
    Two different means to the same end.

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    2
    Tacit Vs Focal Knowledge
    Consider:
    • They went out to watch the world cup.
    • They gone out to watch the world cup .
    Which sentence is acceptable?
    Tacit knowledge – information is at the
    intuitive level
    Focal knowledge – ability to describe or list
    out steps to be followed to produce result
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    Tree diagrams

    To represent the structure of sentence; tacit


    knowledge of a native speaker

    Some representations:

    Dependency grammar tree diagrams – Lucien


    Tesniere
    Phrase structure grammar tree diagrams-
    Chomsky
    Pedagogical grammar tree diagrams – Celcie
    Murcia
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    3
    Dependency grammar
    Lucien Tesniere

    Free order language - Czech

    mention [V]

    She [N]
    will [Aux] name [N]

    his [N]

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    Generative Phrase Structure grammar -


    Chomsky

    NP VP

    V NP
    N

    Det N

    Mary bought a book

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    4
    Pedagogical Grammar –Celcie Murcia &
    Larsen Freeman
    •An adaptation of the
    transformational generative grammar
    trees.
    •Describes sentential and
    subsentential level structures
    •Combination of Phrase structure
    grammar and functional elements/
    labels
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    I adore Einstein
    S

    SUBJ PRED

    NP AUX VP

    pro T V NP
    N
    I -pres
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    adore Einstein

    5
    What is grammar (form) in this course
    •Finite set of rules, generate infinite nos. of sentces in lg
    •The rules relate meanings, which are represented by a
    deep structure, to present sds or written symbols.
    • describe native speaker’s competence, his internalization
    of these rules rather than performance.
    •State explicitly and formally the rules, native speaker’s
    linguistic intuition.

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    Phrase Structure Rules Lexicon

    Underlying structure (i.e. tree diagrams)

    Rules of movement,addition,substitution,and deletion (i.e.mapping rules)

    Morphological Rules

    Orthographic or phonological rules

    Surface Structure
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    6
    The End
    Get hold of a copy of “The
    Grammar Book” .

    © tankimhua

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