On the Theoratical Target of Granmatical Studies

Since ancient times, people have varieties of understanding grammar and have different ideas about the target of discipline, from which traditional grammar, structural grammar, transformational-generative grammar and functional grammar result. Chinese syntax origins from the western traditional syntax, and it also experiences long development of studying the features of grammar and the target of research. As for the reality of Chinese language, sentence structure contains large information and so sentence is the most basic unit of communication. Its structure and principle of usage reflect grammar's basic principle. Therefore, the principle of sentence structure and its usage should be the target of discipline of research on syntax, with the combination of form and meaning, structure and function, static and dynamic.