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GRAMMATICAL MODEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- case grammar
1, record 1, English, case%20grammar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of transformational grammar in which the deep structure is based on cases - semantically relevant syntactic relationships. 2, record 1, English, - case%20grammar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A theoretical approach to natural language analysis by the American linguist Charles Fillmore, somewhat influenced by Tesnière's grammatical model. 3, record 1, English, - case%20grammar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grammaire casuelle
1, record 1, French, grammaire%20casuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grammaire des cas 2, record 1, French, grammaire%20des%20cas
correct, feminine noun
- grammaire de cas 3, record 1, French, grammaire%20de%20cas
correct, feminine noun
- grammaire par cas 4, record 1, French, grammaire%20par%20cas
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- model sentence
1, record 2, English, model%20sentence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pattern sentence 2, record 2, English, pattern%20sentence
correct
- basic sentence pattern 3, record 2, English, basic%20sentence%20pattern
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Useful sentence that illustrate the typical constructions or patterns of the target language. 4, record 2, English, - model%20sentence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Selecting the model sentences]. The careful choice of examples is the key to success in this approach. Often the use of paired sentences helps to make the grammatical point clear. For example, to teach the past tense in English, the teacher might give a series of examples like the following : Today I want to play football. Yesterday I wanted to play baseball. 4, record 2, English, - model%20sentence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phrase type
1, record 2, French, phrase%20type
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- phrase modèle 2, record 2, French, phrase%20mod%C3%A8le
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La méthodologie [audio-linguale] s'appuie donc sur la manipulation intense et hors contexte des phrases modèles [...] 3, record 2, French, - phrase%20type
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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