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Universal Grammar, Mode, Subject, Language, Tenor - Coggle Diagram
Universal Grammar
Examples: A child's understanding of the difference between two without fully knowing the meaning of the words. Ex. "Bed" and "Bet" or "Mop" and "Mom" 
Characteristics:
- Subject, verb, object
- questions
- Positive or negative statements (yes, no).
Definition: A theory developed by Noam Chomsky suggesting one's natural ability to learn grammar is built into the human brain at birth, regardless of language.
Non-Examples:
- Studying vocabulary
- Memorizing a speech
Mode
Examples: Text, sound, images.
Non-examples: Thoughts
Definition: Mode refers to the way a speaker or writer expresses text to make it easy to understand., a channel of how words are communicatred.
Characteristics: Simplistic, cohesive, easy to follow
Subject
Examples: Person, place or thing.
Non-Examples:
verbs (walking, talking), adverb, adjective
Definition:Who or what a sentence is about
Characteristics: the word that is described in a sentence, performs actions
Language
Examples: English, American Sign Language, French, German
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Characteristics: Sounds, symbols,
Tenor
Examples: Two friends talking in a casual conversation. A professor teaching their students in a lecture.
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Definition: The relationship between the speaker and listen or the reader and writer. Who the speaker is communicating with.
Characteristics: Roles of the people involved in the communication, a social bond, a person communicating to the audience