Meaning and definition of grammar

Meaning and definition

The systematic study and description of a language.

A set of rules and examples dealing with the syntax and word structures
(morphology) of a language. Adjective: grammatical.

From the Greek, "craft of letters"
Why Does Grammar Important?
Makes it possible for us to talk about language.
Grammar names the types of words and word groups that make up sentences not only in English but in any
language.
Something that everyone can learn
But to be able to talk about how sentences are built, about the types of words and word groups that make up
sentences--that is knowing about grammar.
And knowing about grammar offers a window into the human mind and into our amazingly complex mental
capacity.

People associate grammar with errors and correctness.
Helps us understand what makes sentences and paragraphs clear and interesting and precise.
Grammar can be part of literature discussions, when we and our students closely read the
sentences in poetry and stories.
All languages and all dialects follow grammatical patterns.
General Functions of Grammar
how to pronounce syllables (phonology),
how to form words (morphology),
how to structure sentences (syntax) and
what style of language to use in a given context
(pragmatics)
How it works?
Complete sentence:
This is 0153456789. We are not at home right now. Please leave a message after the
beep.
If you change the order of the sentences you no longer have a well-formed
answer phone message. For example:
Please leave a message after the beep. This is 0153456789.We are not home right now
Likewise at the sentence level, there is a fairly fixed order of words that form a
sentence.
Beep after a leave the please message.
At the word level
peeb

Grammar also~~
Makes these sentence to be acceptable:
We are not at home right now.
Right now we are not at home
The system of rules that cover the order of words in a sentence is called syntax.
Syntax rules disallow;
Not we at right home now are.
The system of rules that cover the formation of words is called morphology.
Morphology rules disallow;
We is not at home right now.
Grammar Convey Meanings Through:
representation that is, grammar enables us to use language
to describe the world in terms of how, when and where things
happen, and
interpersonal that is, grammar facilitates the way we interact
with other people when, for example, we need to get things done
using language.