5 Questions
What does English grammar encompass?
The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts
In what contexts is Standard English used?
In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Inflectional case system
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
By word order
Study Notes
English Grammar
- English grammar encompasses phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
Standard English Usage
- Standard English is used in formal situations, such as in education, government, media, and formal writings.
Evolution of Modern English
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional morphology from its Indo-European roots.
Morphological Case in Modern English
- Pronouns retain morphological case more strongly in Modern English, with distinct forms for nominative, accusative, genitive, and sometimes dative.
Grammatical Function Indication
- In Modern English, grammatical function is indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles through word order, prepositions, and verbs, rather than through inflectional morphology.
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