Linguistics is the science of language, including the sounds or signs, words, and grammar rules. Collectively, these features make the grammar of a language in its spoken form. The investigation focuses on the importance of grammar in spoken English, and the perceptual clues to the grammar of written English at the levels of phoneme and morpheme on the one hand and at the lexical and syntactic levels, on the other. The study analyses the grammar of spoken English along its phonetic and phonological features, stress, rhythm and intonation.
The grammar of spoken English exhibits far more diversity than written English.
Over-generalizing or overemphasizing of grammar of a language undermines the role of pronunciation and the impact of phonetic and phonological factors on Language Teaching/Learning, with special reference to ESL and EFL. What is important to understand in language learning is the primacy of spoken Language over written Language. The basic function of language is " communication " and begins at the spoken level. From the point of view of pedagogy, grammar and Language Teaching go hand in hand, regardless of the approach to teaching or learning adopted. It implies the structure and typology of language, which are language specific. The term " grammar " is derived from the classical Greek word for writing and is often related to written language, viz., dealing with words, phrases, clauses and sentences, both at morphological and syntactical levels. Grammar has been broadly defined as the rules of a language.
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