🎯Learning Objective:
After studying this chapter, you should be able to define several key concepts in grammatical analysis:
grammar
tacit vs. focal (implicit vs. explicit) grammar knowledge
prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar
Grammar and Usage
Standard American English
Note: Each textbook chapter begins with the learning objectives. These are the knowledge points and skills that you should have learned after completing each topic.
🔑 Key Concepts:(p.19)
*Grammar
*Descriptive grammar
*Prescriptive grammar
*Standard American English
Grammar vs Usage
Form vs Function
Prototypical vs. Peripheral examples
Note: Key concepts are listed at the end of each chapter in the textbook. Those marked with an * are the ones you should master, and they are tested in the unit quizzes.