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II. “Usage”, “Traditional” Grammar and “Structural” Grammar

II. “Usage”, “Traditional” Grammar and “Structural” Grammar II. "USAGE ", "TRADITIONAL" GRAMMAR AND" STRUCTURAL" GRAMMAR ANITA PINCAS The present N.S.W. Secondary School syllabus- in its application to " grammar" does not take account of the three main issues which underlie any fruitful consideration of this topic. They are : I. What do we mean by "grammar" ? II. Should" grammar" be taught in Secondary Schools? III. If "grammar" is taught in Secondary Schools, how should it be taught? I. There are at least four different meanings that may be attached to the word " grammar" : (i) A universal logic of thought that is reflected, in various degrees, in all languages. This notion of grammar manifests itself in attempts to see all languages as fitting one grammatical pattern; in attempts to make, or keep, one's own language logical. (Arising from the latter attempt are objections to usages like " most perfect", double negatives, the use of conjunctions (whose function is "to join") at the beginning of sentences, etc.) (ii) A discussion of current levels of usage, leading to a set of prescriptions about some items of vocabulary and about the morphological devices of the language. This set of prescriptions is fairly small, confined to areas where http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

II. “Usage”, “Traditional” Grammar and “Structural” Grammar

Pincas, Anita
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 7 (2): 11 – Jun 1, 1963
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© 1963 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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2050-5884
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10.1177/000494416300700203
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II. "USAGE ", "TRADITIONAL" GRAMMAR AND" STRUCTURAL" GRAMMAR ANITA PINCAS The present N.S.W. Secondary School syllabus- in its application to " grammar" does not take account of the three main issues which underlie any fruitful consideration of this topic. They are : I. What do we mean by "grammar" ? II. Should" grammar" be taught in Secondary Schools? III. If "grammar" is taught in Secondary Schools, how should it be taught? I. There are at least four different meanings that may be attached to the word " grammar" : (i) A universal logic of thought that is reflected, in various degrees, in all languages. This notion of grammar manifests itself in attempts to see all languages as fitting one grammatical pattern; in attempts to make, or keep, one's own language logical. (Arising from the latter attempt are objections to usages like " most perfect", double negatives, the use of conjunctions (whose function is "to join") at the beginning of sentences, etc.) (ii) A discussion of current levels of usage, leading to a set of prescriptions about some items of vocabulary and about the morphological devices of the language. This set of prescriptions is fairly small, confined to areas where

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