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03-06-2008, 07:49 PM
?What is Grammar?
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe
grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has
rules*. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody
created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game
But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people
making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences.
No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over
time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at
a particular time
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short
answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own
native language without having studied its grammar. Children start
to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are
serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes
grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more
efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can
help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or
system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself,
without having to ask a teacher or look in a book
So think of grammar as something good, something positive
something that you can use to find your way - like a signpost or a
map
Except invented languages like Esperanto. And if Esperanto were
widely spoken, its rules would soon be very different
^1^Best Wishes^1^
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe
grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has
rules*. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody
created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game
But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people
making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences.
No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over
time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at
a particular time
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short
answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own
native language without having studied its grammar. Children start
to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are
serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes
grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more
efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can
help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or
system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself,
without having to ask a teacher or look in a book
So think of grammar as something good, something positive
something that you can use to find your way - like a signpost or a
map
Except invented languages like Esperanto. And if Esperanto were
widely spoken, its rules would soon be very different
^1^Best Wishes^1^