10 Questions
What does a linguist mean by grammar?
The mental representation of language
What approach do linguists take to discover the properties of the mental grammar?
Empirical approach
What does descriptive grammar focus on?
The speaker's actual rules
What does prescriptive grammar refer to?
Rules of grammar dictated by authorities
Who generates the data used by linguists to determine what is possible in a language?
Native speakers
What is the main focus of linguists when studying grammar?
Descriptive grammar
Which type of grammar generates sentences that may not be commonly heard in the real world?
Prescriptive grammar
What does linguistic competence/mental grammar refer to?
The mental representation of language
What kind of rules are described by descriptive grammar?
The speaker's actual rules
What kind of approach do linguists take to determine what sound sequences and sentences native speakers allow?
Empirical approach
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