THE ANALYSIS OF THREE APPROACHES IN SYNTAX (TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR, IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENT ANALYSIS AND TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR): THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN MARITIME ENGLISH CONTEXT

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There are many approaches to analyze English sentence formations. Each
approach has got different view upon the analysis of the sentence formation. The
aim of this paper is to compare three approaches and this paper tries to compare
the use of those three approaches in the production or analysis of English
sentences applied in maritime english context. This study is a type of a library
research. The conclusion of this paper shows that there are some differences in
the perspective use of each approach. Traditional Grammar more focusses on
the correct arrangement of the word in the native language and it is based on
meaning. Besides it is also based on written language which is considered better
than spoken language. Immediate Constituent Analysis focusses the analysis
more on the relation of each constituent in a sentence rather than on how the
sentence is constructed. Whereas Transformational Grammar which studies on
internal language or it is called competence focusses on the grammar which is
assumed as a model or systematic description of linguistics competence. From
the study It is also known that each syntax approach has their own strengths
and weaknesses regarding their use in maritime english subject.