What are the process of grammar?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this answers your question, but here's a quick introduction to minimalist grammar.

Take the sentence

I was walking to the field when I saw a gigantic kangaroo.

Then you divide it into morphemes:

I was walk ing to the field when I saw a gigantic kangaroo.

N V V A P D N Ab N V D A N

(where N stands for noun, V for verb, A for adjective, P for preposition, D for determiner, and Ab for adverb).

What happens is the grammar starts collapsing. Two kinds of words directly next to each other will combine as a single unit and perform the grammatical function of one of the words in the pair, e.g. (A+N)>N or (P+N)>P. Also, (N+V) can > S for sentence.

So (walk ing) > A, (the field) > N, (gigantic kangaroo) > N.

I was (walking) to (the field) when I saw a (gigantic kangaroo).

N V A P N Ab N V D N.

Now (to the field)>P, (a gigantic kangaroo)>N

I was (walking) (to the field) when I saw (a gigantic kangaroo)

N V A P Ab N V N

(walking to the field)>A, (saw a gigantic kangaroo)>V

I was (walking to the field) when I (saw a gigantic kangaroo).

N V A Ab N V

(was walking to the field)>V, (I saw a gigantic kangaroo)>S.

I (was walking to the field) when (I saw a gigantic kangaroo).

N V Ab S

(when I saw a gigantic kangaroo)>Ab

I (was walking to the field) (when I saw a gigantic kangaroo).

N V Ab

(was walking to the field when I saw a gigantic kangaroo)>V

I (was walking to the field when I saw a gigantic kangaroo)

N V

(I was walking to the field when I saw a gigantic kangaroo)>S!