what is functional grammar
Functional Grammar (FG) is a general theory of the organization of natural language as developed by Simon C. Dik and others.In the theory functional notions play essential and fundamental roles at different levels of grammatical organization.The theory is based on data and descriptions of many languages, and therefore has a high degree of typological adequacy.n the theory functional notions play essential and fundamental roles at different levels of grammatical organization. The theory is based on data and descriptions of many languages, and therefore has a high degree of typological adequacy.