Syntax between Grammatical Illusion and Linguistic Reality

Abstract

The great efforts of grammarians positively contributed to establishing the rules of grammar and syntax, and this can not be denied. However, we can say that some patterns of these methods have been mentally oriented in their approach and structure, becoming entangled in mental mathematical hypotheses, which leads us to say that it is an illogical syntax. This is a new perspective, which does not mean rebelling against the old; as antiquity and novelty are relative terms. The new perspective is based on examining the grammatical credit in particular and the linguistic one in general, and the same is the case about the necessity of simplifying grammar, as it is closely related to authenticity, which does not mean confining oneself to the old and being satisfied with it, nor rejecting everything new.The serious issue is that some minds have become ossified; accepting all that is old and entrenching themselves in it, whereas others have rejected the old entirely and embraced the new with its good and bad. Confining oneself to the old leads to rigidity and stagnation, whereas embracing only the new results in disconnection and evasion. The aim is to answer the question: Is grammar a means or an end in itself? If it is an end in itself, then grammarians can set whatever rules they want based on mathematical logic, but if it is a means, what is the purpose of this means? The research will address several grammatical methods using a descriptive-analytical approach, describing the linguistic phenomenon as it is, then considering the grammarians' opinions on it, analyzing those opinions to reach what it has termed as unconscious syntax without distorting those opinions. The research has several results; the most important of which is very significant: the renewed view of grammatical issues is possible, not unbearable. It comes from conscious handling of grammatical rules to reach broad horizons in linguistic study, generating insights that contribute to facilitating grammatical issues.