Language Synthesis Essay
Language and how we communicate is an intricate system, made up of rules and processes that ultimately affect the delivery of meaning amongst a group of people (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 32). This system can be broken down into five areas that are; phonology, lexis, orthography, semantic and syntax (Gardener, 2017a). Therefore, as this system's taught, the development of language should evolve (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014). The syntax is an important area of this complex system and comprises of how people make meaning of words and how they are used to produce an unlimited number of sentences (Fromkin & Hyams, 2012, p. 98). Sentences are formed using words, clauses and phrases and syntax assists with these sentences to have meaning and sound accurate
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A simple syntax rule to remember when writing a sentence is “sentence, verb, object” (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 23) and when followed and words placed in the right order the sentence is easily understood by the speaker and the listener. Fromkin and Hyams (2012) expand on this by adding that we can select a sentence with the correct word order even if we have never seen nor spoken that particular sentence before. Our ability to achieve this is through “syntactic knowledge” (Fromkin and Hyams, 2012, p. 102). Children's vocabulary, also known as lexis, develops from as young as birth and by the time they begin school, they will have over 2000 (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 25) words. Children need to be aware of the meanings of these words in their lexis so they can structure their sentences appropriately, this includes the correct placement of nouns, verbs, and adjectives (Fromkin & Hyams, 2012). In the classroom, teachers can assist children with creating sentences that make sense and Linguistics for teachers of ELLS (http://www.linguisticsfrteachersofells.weebly.com) suggest that by reading their work out loud, children can hear if their word order makes the sentence meaningful and can be understood by
A simple syntax rule to remember when writing a sentence is “sentence, verb, object” (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 23) and when followed and words placed in the right order the sentence is easily understood by the speaker and the listener. Fromkin and Hyams (2012) expand on this by adding that we can select a sentence with the correct word order even if we have never seen nor spoken that particular sentence before. Our ability to achieve this is through “syntactic knowledge” (Fromkin and Hyams, 2012, p. 102). Children's vocabulary, also known as lexis, develops from as young as birth and by the time they begin school, they will have over 2000 (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 25) words. Children need to be aware of the meanings of these words in their lexis so they can structure their sentences appropriately, this includes the correct placement of nouns, verbs, and adjectives (Fromkin & Hyams, 2012). In the classroom, teachers can assist children with creating sentences that make sense and Linguistics for teachers of ELLS (http://www.linguisticsfrteachersofells.weebly.com) suggest that by reading their work out loud, children can hear if their word order makes the sentence meaningful and can be understood by