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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]]. | ||
== As compared to film grammar == | == As compared to film 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.
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.
Etymology
The word grammar derives from Greek γραμματικὴ τέχνη (grammatikē technē), which means "art of letters", from γράμμα (gramma), "letter", itself from γράφειν (graphein), "to draw, to write".
See also
- Philosophers encroaching on the province of grammarians
- Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
- Grammaire du Décaméron
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