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TAGMEMIC GRAMMAR
Reporter: ROSALIE ANN I. UNTALAN


Tagmeme is the smallest meaningful unit of
grammatical form.

Tagmemic Grammar is a theory of grammar
involving concept of a tagmeme to convey
formal    and    functional  information
developed by American Grammarian
Kenneth L. Pike.
T
A
G
M
E      Tagmeme is the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form and
M       their meanings are called episememes.
I   Example:
               Run!
C   This contains two grammatical features (taxemes) namely; the
        modulation of exclamatory final pitch, and the selective feature
        which consists in the use of an infinitive verb.
G
R   Each of these two taxemes happens to be, in English, a tactic form,
       since each is currently used as a unit of signaling.
A   Taking each of them with its meaning we describe them as units of
M      grammatical form (tagmemes).
M   The tagmeme of exclamatory final-pitch occurs with any lexical form &
       gives it a grammatical meaning (an episememe) which we may call
A      a class-meaning and roughly define as action.
R
T
A
G
M
E   A tagmeme may consist of more than one taxeme.
M      Examples:
I      John ran
       poor John ran away           In these examples
C      the boys are here            we find several taxemes
       I know
G                 John, poor John, the boys, I
R
A     Belong to the form-class of Nominative Expression
M                 ran, ran away, are here, know
M
A      Belong to the form-class of infinitive expressions.
R
T
A
G
M
E
M   Types of Taxeme (by Bloomfield)
I   1.  Taxeme of Selection- assigns certain finite
C       verb expression to certain nominative
        expression.
G   2.  Taxeme of Order places the nominative
R       expression before finite verb expression.
A   3.  Taxeme of Modulation which made use of
M       secondary phonemes
M   4.  Taxeme of Phonetic Modification  a
A       change in the primary phonemes of a form.
R
1.   Taxeme of Selection- assigns certain finite verb expression to
     certain nominative expression.

Selection of forms contributes factor of meaning because different form
   in what is otherwise the same grammatical arrangement, will result
   in different meanings.
Examples:
   John!
   Boy!
   Run!
   Jump!
   Mr. Smith!
   Run Away!
Taxeme of Order places the nominative expression before
     finite verb expression.
Examples:
     Bill hit John.
     *Bill John hit.

     playing
     *ing-play

     duchess
     *ess-duke
Taxeme of Modulation which made use of secondary phonemes
     Secondary morphemes, we recall, are morphemes which do not
     appear in any morphemes, but only in grammatical
     arrangement of morphemes. A morpheme like John or run is
     really an abstraction because any actual utterance the
     morpheme is accompanied by some secondary phoneme which
     conveys a grammatical meaning. In English, if the morpheme
     is spoken alone, it is accompanied by some secondary
     phoneme of pitch.
Examples:
     John!
     John?
     John.
Some of the constituents are always accompanied by secondary
     phonemes of stress.
Examples:
     Noun convict
     Verb convict
Taxeme of Phonetic Modification  a change in
    the primary phonemes of a form.
Examples:
    do [duw] and not [nat]
    dont [downt]

    duke [djuwk]
    duchess [does]
T
A
G
M
E
M   If we say John ran! with exclamatory
I      pitch, we have a complex
C
       grammatical form, with three
       tagmemes.
G      - strong stimulus
R      -(object) performs (action)
A      - the episememes of complete and
M      novel utterance and consists formally
M      in the selective feature using an
A      actor-action phrase as a sentence.
R
T
A
G
M
E
M   If we say John ran! with exclamatory
I      pitch, we have a complex
C
       grammatical form, with three
       tagmemes.
G      - strong stimulus
R      -(object) performs (action)
A      - the episememes of complete and
M      novel utterance and consists formally
M      in the selective feature using an
A      actor-action phrase as a sentence.
R

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  • 1. TAGMEMIC GRAMMAR Reporter: ROSALIE ANN I. UNTALAN Tagmeme is the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form. Tagmemic Grammar is a theory of grammar involving concept of a tagmeme to convey formal and functional information developed by American Grammarian Kenneth L. Pike.
  • 2. T A G M E Tagmeme is the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form and M their meanings are called episememes. I Example: Run! C This contains two grammatical features (taxemes) namely; the modulation of exclamatory final pitch, and the selective feature which consists in the use of an infinitive verb. G R Each of these two taxemes happens to be, in English, a tactic form, since each is currently used as a unit of signaling. A Taking each of them with its meaning we describe them as units of M grammatical form (tagmemes). M The tagmeme of exclamatory final-pitch occurs with any lexical form & gives it a grammatical meaning (an episememe) which we may call A a class-meaning and roughly define as action. R
  • 3. T A G M E A tagmeme may consist of more than one taxeme. M Examples: I John ran poor John ran away In these examples C the boys are here we find several taxemes I know G John, poor John, the boys, I R A Belong to the form-class of Nominative Expression M ran, ran away, are here, know M A Belong to the form-class of infinitive expressions. R
  • 4. T A G M E M Types of Taxeme (by Bloomfield) I 1. Taxeme of Selection- assigns certain finite C verb expression to certain nominative expression. G 2. Taxeme of Order places the nominative R expression before finite verb expression. A 3. Taxeme of Modulation which made use of M secondary phonemes M 4. Taxeme of Phonetic Modification a A change in the primary phonemes of a form. R
  • 5. 1. Taxeme of Selection- assigns certain finite verb expression to certain nominative expression. Selection of forms contributes factor of meaning because different form in what is otherwise the same grammatical arrangement, will result in different meanings. Examples: John! Boy! Run! Jump! Mr. Smith! Run Away!
  • 6. Taxeme of Order places the nominative expression before finite verb expression. Examples: Bill hit John. *Bill John hit. playing *ing-play duchess *ess-duke
  • 7. Taxeme of Modulation which made use of secondary phonemes Secondary morphemes, we recall, are morphemes which do not appear in any morphemes, but only in grammatical arrangement of morphemes. A morpheme like John or run is really an abstraction because any actual utterance the morpheme is accompanied by some secondary phoneme which conveys a grammatical meaning. In English, if the morpheme is spoken alone, it is accompanied by some secondary phoneme of pitch. Examples: John! John? John. Some of the constituents are always accompanied by secondary phonemes of stress. Examples: Noun convict Verb convict
  • 8. Taxeme of Phonetic Modification a change in the primary phonemes of a form. Examples: do [duw] and not [nat] dont [downt] duke [djuwk] duchess [does]
  • 9. T A G M E M If we say John ran! with exclamatory I pitch, we have a complex C grammatical form, with three tagmemes. G - strong stimulus R -(object) performs (action) A - the episememes of complete and M novel utterance and consists formally M in the selective feature using an A actor-action phrase as a sentence. R
  • 10. T A G M E M If we say John ran! with exclamatory I pitch, we have a complex C grammatical form, with three tagmemes. G - strong stimulus R -(object) performs (action) A - the episememes of complete and M novel utterance and consists formally M in the selective feature using an A actor-action phrase as a sentence. R