"Grammar AND usage", aren't they the same thing?

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metal56
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"Grammar AND usage", aren't they the same thing?

Post by metal56 » Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:20 am

That question is often asked by first-year students on our discourse analysis course. Here is a response from:

http://www.grammartips.homestead.com/gr ... usage.html
The grammatical structure of a language encompasses the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relationships within the sentence. "Usage" refers to the conventions that govern the way the language is used in a language community.

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Allan
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Re: "Grammar AND usage", aren't they the same thin

Post by Allan » Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:52 am

metal56 wrote:
The grammatical structure of a language encompasses the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relationships within the sentence. "Usage" refers to the conventions that govern the way the language is used in a language community.

Do you agree?
Yes. I agree that usage and the grammatical structure of a language as usually taught are two different things.
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