5. c) A generative grammarian would say that the first sentence would be correct because it is part of our unconscious knowledge to use “himself” instead of “hisself.” It is also easier to understand.
d) A contextual grammarian would say that the context of all three sentences is the same, even though the last two sentences are not correct. People would still interpret the sentences the same way.
6. Professor Lasher adheres to the contextual grammar theory. The sentences use incorrect verbs and nouns, however, the meaning is clearly conveyed.
The author adheres to descriptive grammar, since he is describing the situation.
Peer Comments:
"Grammar is how a person puts words together while either speaking or writing."
--Meghan Pyatt
This would apply to prescriptive grammar because it is based off of the basic "grammar school" lessons.
"Grammar is how words are put together to form correctly constructed sentences."
--Dan Blyer
This would also apply to prescriptive grammar because of the basic structure it describes.
"Grammar is the structure of sentences:
--Cory Fry
This also falls under prescriptive grammar since it is based on sentence structure.
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