Grammar
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| '''Grammar''' is the study of the [[rules]] governing the use of a given [[natural language]], and, as such, is a field of [[linguistics]]. | '''Grammar''' is the study of the [[rules]] governing the use of a given [[natural language]], and, as such, is a field of [[linguistics]]. | ||
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| == As compared to film grammar == | == As compared to film grammar == | ||
| There are analogies to be drawn between [[film grammar]] and language grammar. A [[word]] for example, the second smalled linguistic unit, can be compared to a ''[[Shot (filming)|shot]]''. | There are analogies to be drawn between [[film grammar]] and language grammar. A [[word]] for example, the second smalled linguistic unit, can be compared to a ''[[Shot (filming)|shot]]''. | ||
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- "Nothing is more usual than for philosophers to encroach on the province of grammarians, and to engage in disputes of words, while they imagine they are handling controversies of the deepest importance and concern." - David Hume
Grammar is the study of the rules governing the use of a given natural language, and, as such, is a field of linguistics.
As compared to film grammar
There are analogies to be drawn between film grammar and language grammar. A word for example, the second smalled linguistic unit, can be compared to a shot.
See also
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