Normative Grammar I

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is designed to provide, in accordance with the professional standard, an overview of the most important theoretical and practical issues related to various aspects of English morphology, so that the student has the competence in English grammar required by the professional standard and the needs of the labour market, in particular in aspects related to morphology, including a comparative/contrastive perspective in relation to Latvian and Russian grammar.

CONTENT

1. Introduction. Language and grammar. Grammatical system(s). Morphology
2. Word formation. Word classes. Spelling aspects
3. Noun – types, gender, singular/plural, flexions, etc
4. Article
5. Pronoun. Quantifiers and demonstratives
6. Adjective. Comparisons
7. Adverb, comparisons
8. Verb. Tenses
9. Verb. Phrasal verbs