Traditional Grammar vs Function

Grammar
By.Birgitha
& April
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
01. 02. 03. 04.
DEFINITIO Concepts of Traditional
Traditional vs Conclusion
N
Grammar Functional
Grammar
DEFINITION
GRAMMAR
Grammar It is a set of rules usually in
the form of a text book dictating correct
usage .

Grammar is the branch of linguistics

dealing with the form and structure of
words (morphology), and their
interrelation in sentences (syntax).
 DEFINITION
TRADITIONAL
GRAMMAR
Is the collection of prescriptive rules
and concepts about the structure of
language that is commonly taught in
schools.

It is prescriptive because it focuses

on the distinction between what
some people do with language and
what they ought to do with it 
cepts treated in traditional grammar :
1 2
Subject Noun
Predicate Adjective
Object Determine
Predicativ r
e Verb
Adverbial Adverb
Sentence Prepositio
Clause n
Phrase Conjuncti
definitio
n
FUNCTIONAL
ItGRAMMAR
is concerned with the
meaningful arrangement of the
basic word-building units
(morphemes) and sentence-
building units (constituents) can
best be described. It gives priority
to function.

Ex : People tend to say "Who are you going

with?" even though that is incorrect and the
correct form would be "With whom are you
going?"
 TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR VS
N FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
TRADITIONAL FUNCTION
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1 Based on Latin Greek Develop by Halliday 1985
Emphasizes the rules of smaller Helps people understand how
2. unit of texts such as : language works in particular social
word,letter,sentence functions
Teaching strategies include explicit Focuses on text as a whole (text-
3.
grammar exercise type)
4 Gives priority to written form Gives priority to spoken form
It couldn’t express feeling and
5 It could express feeling and gesture
gesture
6. It ignores speaking CREDITS: It emphasizes speaking
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8. Fusion of all linguistic levels Seperation of all linguistic levels
9. Informal Formal
10. It emphasize rules It observes native speakers
 conclusion
Traditional grammar mainly focuses on
the role and meaning of individual words
and functional grammar is more
concerned with units of meaning and
typically groups words into units of
contextual meaning.

wor phrases clauses sentences Whole

text
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Traditional Functional
grammar Grammar
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