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   Grammatical competence is the ability to
    understand and express meaning by
    producing and recognising well-formed
    phrases and sentences.
Elements                                     Processes
                        classes
morphs                                       (descriptive)
morphemes-                                   nominalisation
                        *open
roots and                         Structures affixation
                        word
affixes    Categories                        suppletion
                        classes
words      number                 compoun gradation
            case,                 d and      transposition
                        *closed
             gender               complex    transformation
                        word
                        classes   words
Shows only
 Maintains       limited control of       Uses some
  consistent        a few simple            simple
grammatical        grammatical            structures
  control of          structures           correctly
   complex
  language


                                               Uses
  *high degree                             reasonably
of grammatical                            accurately a
    accuracy                              repertoire of
                                        frequently used
    *Good                                   ‘routines’
 grammatical       Shows a relatively
   control           high degree of
                      grammatical
                         control
Deals with the internal organisation of words


                                  Words may be classified into

classed as

*roots, or            simple         complex
                                                        compound
stems;                words           words
* affixes                                                  words
(prefixes,                                               containing
                     *root only        *root
suffixes, infixes)                                       more than
                       • Six          *affixes,
                                                          one root,
                      • tree,       *unbrokenly
                                                        for example
                        *break         *sixes
                                                          evening
                                                            dress
irregular                   zero
 • vowel      consonant       forms                    forms
alteration   modification   bring/bro   suppletion   sheep/sh
sing/sang      lend/lent      ught,      go/went        eep,
                              catch                   cut/cut
   categories,
   elements
    classes                    The ability to organise
                                 sentences to convey
    structures
                                 meaning is a central aspect
    processes and               of communicative
    relations involved,          competence.
    often presented in the
    form of a set of rules

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Grammatical competence (2)

  • 1.
  • 2. Grammatical competence is the ability to understand and express meaning by producing and recognising well-formed phrases and sentences.
  • 3. Elements Processes classes morphs (descriptive) morphemes- nominalisation *open roots and Structures affixation word affixes Categories suppletion classes words number compoun gradation case, d and transposition *closed gender complex transformation word classes words
  • 4. Shows only Maintains limited control of Uses some consistent a few simple simple grammatical grammatical structures control of structures correctly complex language Uses *high degree reasonably of grammatical accurately a accuracy repertoire of frequently used *Good ‘routines’ grammatical Shows a relatively control high degree of grammatical control
  • 5.
  • 6. Deals with the internal organisation of words Words may be classified into classed as *roots, or simple complex compound stems; words words * affixes words (prefixes, containing *root only *root suffixes, infixes) more than • Six *affixes, one root, • tree, *unbrokenly for example *break *sixes evening dress
  • 7. irregular zero • vowel consonant forms forms alteration modification bring/bro suppletion sheep/sh sing/sang lend/lent ught, go/went eep, catch cut/cut
  • 8. categories,  elements  classes  The ability to organise sentences to convey  structures meaning is a central aspect  processes and of communicative relations involved, competence. often presented in the form of a set of rules