1. University of Carabobo
Education School
Modern Language Department
Subject: Pedagogical Grammar
Professor: Evisol Farías
Structural
Grammar Integrantes:
Martínez,Yosleni
Ortega, Daniel
Sánchez, Anais

2. Definition Main Main objectives and Conception of
representatives Characteristics Language
Basic principles
Structural and concepts
Grammar Contributions and
Limitations
Grammatical
Organization
Analysis of the
sentence

3. Definition
It is an approach to the written and the spoken
language that focuses on the construction of
sentences. It deals with the structure of the
sentence and not necessarily with the words that
are going to be used.

4. Main Representatives
Saussure
Bloomfield
Fries
Pike

5. Main objectives
To analyze.
Structural
To describe. To limit.
Grammar
To describe.

6. Characteristics
Descriptive
Spoken language
Scientific
All forms of expression (language) are studied
Inductive
Grammar is described in its own terms
Synchronic

7. Conception of
Language
LANGUE (SOCIAL) PAROLE (INDIVIDUAL)
Essential Accessory
Social product Individual product
Homogeneous Heterogeneous
Abstract Concrete
Established Momentary

8. Basic principles and
main concepts
Prior
Human speech
Written and spoken
Descriptiveness vs. Prescriptiveness
Main concepts
Saussure´s dichotomies
Langue Parole
Signified Signifier
Diachronic Synchronic
Description Prescription

9. Contributions
Expressions
Language
Differentiation
System
Dichotomies
Description
Instrument of communication
Analysis of the phonological system

10. The main limitations for this grammatical
Limitations category are the following:
Diachronic is not considered
The language functions are not explained
Semantic is not considered part of grammar

11. Grammatical
Consist on dividing the language in the smallest units
Organization of information following three levels of analysis:
Phonology: the phones or speech sounds of the language
Morphology: Classes of words
and Inflectional forms
Syntax: Relationships between the
components of a sentence

12. Analysis of the
These are the common abbreviations for the sentence
sentence analysis
(Sb)= Subject
(P) predicate
(H) Head
(M)= Modifier
(V)= Verb
(C)= complement
(Sub)= subordinator
(D) dependent unit

13. Analysis of the
sentence
The present that Caroline gave me was expensive
(P)
(Sb)
The present that Caroline gave me was expensive
(M) (V) (C)
(H)
The present that Caroline gave me was expensive
(M) (H) (Sub) (D)
The present that Caroline gave me
(Sb) (P)
Caroline gave me
(V) gave me (C)
Det Noun Relat Prop Verb Obj Verb Adjective
Pronoun Noun past Pron Pres.

14. References
Structural grammar. (n.d.) Structural grammar. [Online article].
Retrieved June 8, 2011, from the World Wide Web:
http://jilaniwarsi.tripod.com/sg.pdf
What is structural grammar? (2003). What is structural grammar?
[Online article]. Retrieved June 10, 2011, from the World Wide
Web: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-structural-grammar.htm