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The difference between traditional grammar and generative grammar

Different forms.

Traditional grammar and generative grammar are different in form. Traditional grammar books describe the language structure according to the norms of ancient Greece and Rome, while generative grammar is a structure represented by symbols and formulas like mathematics.

Traditional grammar can be divided into philosophical grammar, practical grammar, speculative grammar and rational grammar according to their functions, while generative grammar is mostly used by legal researchers and embodied in research techniques.