the differences between traditional grammar and modern lingu

1)

What

are

the

differences

between

traditional

grammar

and

modern

linguistics? Illustrate with your own understanding.

As

we

all

know,

linguistic

is

concerned

with

observing

facts

about

language, setting up hypotheses, testing their validity and accepting or

rejecting

them

accordingly.

To

avoid

biases

of

the

kinds

mentioned

above,

modern

linguists

differ

from

traditional

grammarians

in

adopting

empirical

rather than speculative

or intuitive

approaches in

their

study.

Here

are

some

differences

I

can

find

according

the

text

books and my understanding.

The

first

difference:

modern

linguistics

is

descriptive

rather

than

prescriptive.

That

is

linguists

try

to

make

statements

which

are

testable, and take language as it is rather than say how it should be.

The second difference: modern linguistics regards spoken rather than

written language as primary. Traditional grammar tends to emphasize

the importance of written language and the writings.

The third difference: modern linguistics does not force languages into

a

Latin-based

framework.

In

the

past,

Latin

was

considered

the

language that provided a universal grammar for all languages.

Here

is

a

form

I

found

from

the

internet

and

it

can

show

the

differences

between

traditional

grammar

and

modern

linguistics

simply.

Traditional grammar

Modern linguistics