Sam Hollis, Emma Cherry, Kenneth Goldsberry, Dan Seidl
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c. The generative grammarian would ask Why John hurt himself, or what made him hurt himself.
d. What does John think that is making him hurt himself...
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a.Professor-generative-because they are attempts to simplify language, they are "transforming" the language in the sentence.
b. Author-contextual-because the use of the word "ignorant" which is describing the speaker, making you think about the person, making it psychological;
-Grammar is the the words and way they are used to form sentences. Good and bad grammar describes the politically correct way to speak and if words and sentences are formed that way. Sterling (Nick) Watson
-Grammar is the application of rules and symbols to written and spoken languages. This should be correctly applied to each language.
-Grammar is the correct formation of words to construct a sentence. Improper use of grammar can take the meaning of a sentence and completely change it. Using correct grammar allows for the writer to clearly illustrate ideas in a concise and deliberate manner.
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5) c) The generative grammarian would say that only the first sentence is correct, since people would say it correctly uncounsciously.
ReplyDeleted) The contextual grammarian would say that the context does not play any role here; people would always use the first sentence, not the other two, no matter which dialect they speak.
6) Professor L. adheres to generative grammar (people form their own interpretations in their minds, and it works for them).
The author is against that. He adheres to prescriptive grammar (only one way is right; people who do it wrong are ignorant!).