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descriptive grammar
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describes the way a language works
describes what's there & how it functions Ex: all the rules for the syntax trees |
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Prescriptive grammar
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the 'correct' way to speak, write...
compares to a standard of 'correctness' Ex: A teacher telling a student not to use the word "ain't" |
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syntax is primarily concerned with __________ grammar
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descriptive
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the job of the syntactician is
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to come up with the rules to explain this system we all already (unconsciously) use
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recursion
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property of phase structure rules
explains the potential infinity of language |