Communicative grammar and language: Data and developments leading to the functional use of grammar knowledge
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Oct 12, 2016
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Grammar Communicative Approach Content Communicative teaching Meaning
Abstract
According to recent findings of applied linguistics, language is basically a mechanism that provides people the ability to express meanings. This means that, though linguistic production seems to be infinite, it is eventually reduced to a system, i.e. a set of elements and principles which can be easily acquired by the speakers of the language. This system, which is called grammar, cannot be an end in itself but a means to achieve communication. Knowing grammar means not only the ability to produce grammatically correct utterances but mostly the ability to produce utterances that may adjust to the circumstances and lead to effective communication. These views have gradually led to a new way of thinking about grammar, mostly as a communicative skill – the so called communicative grammar. Our attempt is to present the principles and the main features of this new grammar
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Τσιτσανούδη-Μαλλίδη Ν., & Μήτση Α. (2016). Communicative grammar and language: Data and developments leading to the functional use of grammar knowledge. Journal of Research in Education and Training, 9(2), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.12681/jret.9986
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