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Syntactic Structure

noun phrases

verb phrases

adjectival phrases

prepositional phrases

adverbial phrases

#Syntactic Structure

Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language

Sentence Structures

simple- 1 main clause

compound- 2 or more independent clauses

complex- 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependant/subordinate cluase

compound-complex- 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependant clause

#Sentence Structures

Sentence Types

imperative- command

interrogative- question

exclamation/exclamitive- exclamation

declarative- statement

#Sentence Types

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Prescriptivism vs. Descriptivism

Prescriptivism

value judgement

'right' or 'wrong'

compares standard to non standard english

Descriptivism

not inferior to others

doesn't give judgement

looks at text 'as it is'

compares language features to standard english

more detailed then Prescriptivism

WHO WINS ....?

DESCRIPTIVISM

#Prescriptivism #Descriptivism

Benjamin Lee Whorf

LINGUIST

Language influences thought.

Text Functions

1. Means of Conveying Information

2. An Instrument of Action

3. Maintaining Social Relationships

4. An Instrument of Cognitive and Conceptual Development

#Text Function

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Subsystems

Phonetics- Production of Sound

Phonolog- Sound Patterns

Morphology- Change of Form and Structure

Lexicology- Study of Words and Orogens

Syntax- Grammar and Word Order

Semantics- Study of Meanings

Discorse Analysis- Connected Speech and Sentences

#Phonetics #Phonology #Morpholohy #Lexicology #Syntax #Semantics #Discorse Analysis #Subsytems

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