role and reference grammar

Role and Reference Grammar is a way of understanding how sentences work by focusing on two key aspects: the roles words play in a sentence (like subject, object, or complement) and how words refer to things or ideas in the real world. It analyzes the relationships between sentence parts based on their functions and meaning, rather than just their placement or form. This approach helps linguists better understand language structure, especially across different languages, by considering both the roles words have in communication and what they relate to in the outside context.