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Functional discourse grammar
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<p>Functional grammar (FG) and functional discourse grammar (FDG) are <a href="/facts/Grammar/vprQsHIR">grammar</a> models and theories motivated by <a href="/facts/Functional_theories_of_grammar/kjkTVX2L">functional theories of grammar</a>. These theories explain how <a href="/facts/Natural_language/B4gLS7Kd">linguistic</a> utterances are shaped, based on the goals and knowledge of natural language users. In doing so, it contrasts with Chomskyan <a href="/facts/Transformational_grammar/vqIyVYdP">transformational grammar</a>. Functional discourse grammar has been developed as a successor to functional grammar, attempting to be more psychologically and pragmatically adequate than functional grammar. </p><p>The top-level unit of analysis in functional discourse grammar is the <a href="/facts/Discourse/6qITpvKg">discourse</a> move, not the <a href="/facts/Sentence_(linguistics)/GhKKkcm2">sentence</a> or the <a href="/facts/Clause/EHKUG2NV">clause</a>. This is a principle that sets functional discourse grammar apart from many other <a href="/facts/Linguistics/oQuamvf2">linguistic</a> theories, including its predecessor functional grammar. </p>