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Incorporating structural diversity in the Malay grammar Reading…
Incorporating structural diversity in the Malay grammar
Reading strategies : Drawing conclusion
1. Definition of diversity
Diversity commonly refers to a state or quality of being different or varied.
Linguistic diversity means the number of different languages spoken in a given geographical area,
Be construed as variation of grammatical patterns or constructions within a single
language.
2. Malay reference grammar
Linguistic structures or constructions are generated intuitively by a subconscious set of procedures.
The grammatical rules of a language are formalized based on regular patterns that are observable in the language under study.
The grammar generates all and only grammatical sentences in the language , and these need to be formulated in terms of formal rules.
3. Structural diversity in Malay
Structural diversity occurs at all grammatical levels in Malay, namely phonology, morphology and syntax.
Diversity in the former concerns the ordering of verb, object and adjunct, whilst the latter affects the sequence of modifier and adjective.
Structural diversity is also attested in adjective phrase.
Structural diversity is also visible in the aspect of morphophonology.
All of them denote the same lexical meaning that is ‘cause to be centralized’.
4. Structural diversity and the issue of grammaticality
Structural diversity is transpired at all grammatical levels in the language.
The issue that arises here is that there is a conflict between the rule postulated in the grammar and the data represented in the corpus.
The issue of grammatically becomes crucial in the context of language learning when it has an impact on student's perfomance in the examination.
They do not adhere to the prescribed rule established in Tatabahasa Dewan.
Attempts to propose new grammatical rules which can account for structural diversity that occur in the language.
5. The impact of structural diversity on language
Many students particularly the native Malays cannot
score good grades for the subject.
The type of questions asked in the examinations which is dubbed as 'problematic questions' which are associated to the issue of grammaticality.
Grammar taught in schools is incompatible with the grammar used outside the school.
Students seem to be more inclined to use corpus
grammar as compared to school grammar.
6. Incorporating Structural Diversity in the Grammar
The variety signifies a current usage of contemporary Malay which undergoes structural development
The variety has an influential effect on student achievement in the examinations.
Structural diversity reflects cultural creativity of the
speakers in using their language.
The nature of language to have structural variety and never be homogeneous and uniform.
7. Tatabahasa Dewan should be a descriptive grammar rather than a prescriptive one.
Prescriptive rules are not describing the actual use of language by the speech community.
They are difficult to be learnt.
Structural diversity with regular linguistic patterns in the language must be recognized.