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Peer reviewedAlgeo, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Outlines three senses of the term grammar, why some type of grammar should be taught, the three types of grammatical description that can be taught, and four procedures and four conditions for teaching any type of grammar. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability, Sentence Diagraming
Peer reviewedAitchison, Jean; Bailey, Guy – Journal of Linguistics, 1979
Examines the idea of a mismatch between grammaticality and acceptability. Evidence is used to refute the claim that ungrammatical but acceptable sentences are theoretically plausible in the case of the sentence, "A not unhappy person entered the room." (AMH)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability
