Return to Index Possession Languages use a variety of forms to indicate possession. Some, like English, mark possession by some affix on the possessor. In each case, the translator needs to use the form of the target language which usually indicates possession. He should not use an uncommon or unnatural form, even if it is a possible form, just so he can preserve the form of the source language as closely as possible. Pragmatics Pragmatics is the study of language in context.
Utterances also mean something within a context.
Prescriptive grammar states rules for how people should speak a language. Prescriptive grammar has also been called schoolbook grammar.