Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ESSAY 12: ESSENTIAL
MORPHOSYNTACTIC
ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH
- ABSTRACT
- Language learning
- Collocation of words
to convey meaning
- English features make it a
complex language to study
- English morphosyntactic
codes & different
grammatical categories
= challenge
- 1- INTRODUCTION
- Grammar is a fundamental element
- Approaches emphasized or neglected grammar
- Communicative Approaches
- Grammar integrated
- 2- ENGLISH GRAMMAR
FEATURES
- Distinctive aspects
- Mental grammar
- Linguistic etiquette
- Study and analysis of the
structures found in a language
- Analytic view of
English grammar
- Very specific language
- Flexibility of function
- Analytic language
- Adjectives are invariable
- 3- ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY
- Definition
- Different processes whereby we can create new words
- English word-forms
- -s, -er, -ed, -ing...
- Morphemes
- A minimal unit of meaning
or grammatical function
- Free morphemes
- Can stand by themselves
as single words, e.g. open.
- Bound morphemes
- Cannot stand alone, e.g.
fourth
- Processes of
word formation
- Acronyms
- Use of initial letter to make a word
- e.g. PE, Uk
- Blending
- Joining two words
- e.g. Brunch (breakfast + lunch)
- Derivation
- Adding a prefix or suffix to a root of a word
- Adding a suffix
- Compounding
- Combination of words in order to create
a new word with a different meaning
- e.g. honey + moon = honeymoon
- Compounds
- One single word with a primary
and secondary stress
- Combination
- Both words retain their meaning
and are stressed differently
- Inflection
- 4- ENGLISH SYNTAX
- Definition
- Study of rules for the formation of sentences.
- Definition of
sentence (Allerton)
- Syntactic unit which is capable of occurring alone
- Types of sentences
- Simple sentences
- Compound sentences
- Complex sentences
- Classifying sentences
- Declarative
- Interrogative
- Imperative
- Subjunctive
- Exclamative
- 5- HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH
GRAMMAR IN THE FL CLASS
- Taught progressively, adding complexity
- Sequencing grammar concepts is very important
- Present grammar in a subtle and precise
way, emphasizing the content and context
- Approach grammar
- Inductive
- Deductive
- The progressive use of
grammar categories have to
be well designed
- Presentation
- Practice
- Production
- 6- CONCLUSION
- Grammar
fundamental role
- Development of
Communicative Competence
- Be accurate
- Enjoy learning grammar