GRAMMAR IN ALGORITHMS: SYNTACTIC POSITION AND ITS ROLE IN ANALYSIS OF THE GERMAN SENTENCES

Abstract

One of the modern methods of foreign language teaching wtih limited time conditions is the teaching based on grammatical algorithms. Grammatical algorithms are constructed with taking into consideration the formal signs of different grammatical phenomena. They need the special order of actions ofr the fulfilment and give the opportunity to get the information from the text quickly, i.e. the with the text goes ‘from form to meaning’.  The experience of teaching German language based on the algorithmic approach proves the productivity and effectiveness of suggested teaching method. During the process of teaching it is explained that a minimum number of grammatical terms are used. The algorithmic rule is based on formal characteristics. It should be brief, without exceptions and easy to remember. Grammatical algorithms covering the main grammatical rules are created earlier. However, there are some grammatical phenomena when we have to create new algorithms. For example, the algorithm connected with the definition of the syntactic position which is central for German sentences, or an algorithm which permits to define whether the noun group with a preposition occupies the ‘old’ position or ‘new’ one.