Portal:Grammar
Grammar is not a set of rules and exceptions to be memorized. But sadly, it has come be viewed that way, by traditional language teachers, and by students who have suffered under such teaching. Instead, grammar is a set of patterns, and each pattern conveys a particular meaning. When one sees an apparent exception, it is merely a different pattern with a different meaning.
1 Grammar Portal
(General materials are forthcoming.)
2 Cognitive Grammar
Cognitive grammar is an approach to grammar based on schema theory in cognitive psychology, and work within psycholinguistics. A major assumption is that grammar developed from, and is related to, other cognitive abilities and perceptions. A second assumption is that each grammar form conveys a particular meaning, or a group of related meanings. Thus, grammar forms and structures can be explained in terms of their meaning and how we perceive the world. This allows for more intuitive explanations of grammar forms, which can be included in communicative language teaching and the cognitively flavored CCLT that I am advocating.
3 Youtube Videos
Youtube videos on various grammar topics will hopefully start appearing in 2016 or 2017
4 Grammar topics
This page includes various grammar topics and grammar pedagogy, as well as other areas that theoretical linguists regard as "grammar" - phonology and morphology - because they are governed by regular linguistic rules or patterns. For just linguistic explanations of grammar terms or forms, see the syntax page.
5 "PDF Handouts"
Various PDF handouts on grammar. For more, refer to the Writing Portal.
