Structural Grammar

University of CaraboboEducation School

Modern Language DepartmentSubject: Pedagogical Grammar

Professor: Evisol Farías

Integrantes:Martínez,YosleniOrtega, DanielSánchez, Anais

Structural

Grammar

Definition

Main representativ

es

Main objectives and Characteristics

Conception of

LanguageBasic

principles and

conceptsContribu

tions and

LimitationsGramma

tical Organiz

ationAnalysis of the senten

ce

Definition

It is an approach to the written and the spoken

language that focuses on the construction of

sentences. It deals with the structure of the

sentence and not necessarily with the words that

are going to be used.

Main Represen

tatives

Saussure

Bloomfield

Fries

Pike

Main objective

s

Structural

Grammar

To descri

be.

To limit

.

To descri

be.

To analyz

e.

Characteristics

Descriptive

Spoken language

Scientific

All forms of expression (language) are studied

Inductive

Grammar is described in its own terms

Synchronic

Conception of

Language

LANGUE (SOCIAL) PAROLE (INDIVIDUAL)Essential AccessorySocial product Individual productHomogeneous HeterogeneousAbstract ConcreteEstablished Momentary

Basic principles and main concepts

Prior

Human speech

Written and spoken

Descriptiveness vs. Prescriptiveness

Main concepts

Saussure´s dichotomies

Langue

Parole

Signified SignifierDiachronic SynchronicDescription Prescription

Contributions

Expressions

Language

Differentiation

System

Dichotomies

Description

Instrument of communication

Analysis of the phonological system

Limitations

Diachronic is not considered

Semantic is not considered part of grammar

The language functions are not explained

The main limitations for this grammatical category are the following:

Grammatical

Organization

Consist on dividing the language in the smallest units of information following three levels of analysis:

Phonology: the phones or speech sounds of the language

Morphology: Classes of words and Inflectional forms

Syntax: Relationships between the components of a sentence

Analysis of the

sentence(Sb)= Subject

(P) predicate

(H) Head

(M)= Modifier

(V)= Verb

(C)= complement (Sub)= subordinator (D) dependent unit

These are the common abbreviations for the sentence analysis

The present that Caroline gave me was expensive

The present that Caroline gave me was expensive

The present that Caroline gave me was expensive

The present that Caroline gave me

Caroline gave me

gave me

(P)(Sb)

(H) (M) (V) (C)

(M) (H) (Sub) (D)

(Sb) (P)

(V) (C)

Det Noun Relat Prop Verb Obj Verb Adjective

Pronoun Noun past Pron Pres.

Analysis of the

sentence

References

What is structural grammar? (2003). What is structural grammar? [Online article]. Retrieved June 10, 2011, from the World Wide Web: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-structural-grammar.htm

Structural grammar. (n.d.) Structural grammar. [Online article]. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from the World Wide Web: http://jilaniwarsi.tripod.com/sg.pdf