24 Questions
What is the focus of pedagogical grammar?
To meet the needs of second-language students and teachers
What is the primary concern of applied linguists when teaching grammar?
To enable students to use grammar meaningfully and appropriately
Which aspect of language is concerned with the study of word forms and their construction?
Morphology
What is the term for a grammar that aims to provide a comprehensive and detailed description of a language?
Descriptive grammar
What is the term for a grammar that is focused on teaching and learning a language?
Pedagogical grammar
What is the primary difference between a descriptive grammar and a prescriptive grammar?
Descriptive grammar is more focused on language description, while prescriptive grammar is more focused on language prescription
What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?
Phonology
What is the term for the study of the meaning of words and phrases?
Semantics
What is the main limitation of grammatical descriptions according to the text?
The interdependence of grammar and lexis
What is an example of a grammatical regularity conditioned by a lexical item?
The use of the past morpheme -ed with regular verbs
Why is it difficult to isolate grammar and lexis into separate categories?
Because grammar and lexis are interdependent
What is the implication of the interdependence of grammar and lexis on linguistic descriptions?
Linguistic descriptions become less accurate
What is an example of how a lexical item can restrict grammatical structures?
The use of the progressive aspect with certain lexical items
What is the result of abstracting away from the overall language system when making general statements about grammar?
Somewhat artificial descriptions of grammar
What is a common approach to describing grammar?
Describing grammar in isolation from lexis
What is the implication of the 'written bias' in linguistic descriptions?
Linguistic descriptions become more limited
What is the primary limitation of models consisting of abstract rules of sentence syntax?
They cannot account for phrasal units in language.
What is the evidence from first language acquisition studies indicating?
They learn lexical phrases as individual wholes and then analyze them as to particular grammatical patterns.
What is the growing interest in investigating the implications of formulaic language for?
Descriptive grammars and how the components of syntax and lexicon interact with each other and with discourse level concerns.
What is the primary goal of applied linguists in the context of grammar learning?
To explain the learning and improve the teaching of grammar.
What was the primary theory of learning grammar in the middle of the previous century?
Verbal 'habit formation' through stimulus-response conditioning.
What was the purpose of pattern practice drills in language teaching?
To help students overcome the habits of their native language and inculcate those of the target language.
What is the significance of lexical phrases in language?
They are learned first as unanalysed chunks and then analyzed as to particular grammatical patterns.
What is the primary focus of corpus linguistics?
The study of language in use and the analysis of large databases of language samples.
This quiz covers the basics of linguistics, focusing on the rules of syntax and morphology, including how words combine to form sentences and how word forms are constructed.
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