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 +| style="text-align: left;" | "[[Nothing]] is more usual than for [[philosopher]]s to encroach on the province of [[grammar]]ians, and to engage in disputes of [[word]]s, while they imagine they are handling [[controversies]] of the deepest importance and concern." - [[David Hume]]
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-:"[[Nothing]] is more usual than for [[philosopher]]s to encroach on the province of [[grammar]]ians, and to engage in disputes of [[word]]s, 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]]. '''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 ==
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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 +==History==
 +:''[[History of grammar]]''
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 +Belonging to the ''[[Trivium (education)|trivium]]'' of the seven [[liberal arts]], grammar was taught as a core discipline throughout the [[Middle Ages]], following the influence of authors from [[Late Antiquity]], such as [[Priscian]]. Treatment of vernaculars began gradually during the [[High Middle Ages]] During the 16th-century [[Italian Renaissance]], the ''[[Questione della lingua]]'' was the discussion on the status and ideal form of the [[Italian language]], initiated by [[Dante]]'s ''[[de vulgari eloquentia]]'' ([[Pietro Bembo]], ''[[Prose della volgar lingua]]'' Venice 1525).
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==Etymology== ==Etymology==
The word ''grammar'' derives from [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] ''γραμματικὴ τέχνη'' (''grammatikē technē''), which means "art of letters", from ''γράμμα'' (''[[gramma]]''), "[[letter]]", itself from ''γράφειν'' (''[[graphein]]''), "to draw, to write". The word ''grammar'' derives from [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] ''γραμματικὴ τέχνη'' (''grammatikē technē''), which means "art of letters", from ''γράμμα'' (''[[gramma]]''), "[[letter]]", itself from ''γράφειν'' (''[[graphein]]''), "to draw, to write".
== See also == == See also ==
 +*[[Philosophers encroaching on the province of grammarians]]
* [[Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis]] * [[Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis]]
-* [[Grammaire du Décaméron]]+* ''[[Grammar of the Decameron]]'' (1969) by Tzvetan Todorov.
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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
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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.

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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.

History

History of grammar

Belonging to the trivium of the seven liberal arts, grammar was taught as a core discipline throughout the Middle Ages, following the influence of authors from Late Antiquity, such as Priscian. Treatment of vernaculars began gradually during the High Middle Ages During the 16th-century Italian Renaissance, the Questione della lingua was the discussion on the status and ideal form of the Italian language, initiated by Dante's de vulgari eloquentia (Pietro Bembo, Prose della volgar lingua Venice 1525).


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".

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