Does every language have a grammar?

Hi,
I would think so.
I suppose it depends on how you define 'language' and 'grammar'.
Clive

I think yes - every language shall give the owner a tool to different past and future time , as example. May be this language never be studied and described bu lingvist ?

Of course. Keep in mind that language existed long before writing. All languages have-require-rules for word order, sentence construction. etc. Further, all written grammar texts are attempts to describe (not specify) an already existing language.

ISU_152every language shall give the owner a tool to different past and future time

There are many languages that don't have a past or a future time and others that rely solely on context to express them.

Jackson6612Once someone told me that every language should have a grammar in order to be functional. Is it true? Many tribes living in Africa don't have any written form of their languages. Do such languages have a grammar?

Yes, all languages have a grammar. A grammar is simply a system by which the language works to connect sound with meaning. Having a wri

CalifJimyou only have meaningless random grunts, groans, twitters, and howlings!

That's how I feel when I listen to some of the "music" on the air these days!

Hee, hee. We must draft protest letters at once!

Jim

Jackson6612Many tribes living in Africa don't have any written form of their languages. Do such languages have a grammar?

Sure, as has already been said, grammar is not a constructive, but a descriptive thing, which means it is only a reflection of the properties of the language. Therefore, if there's a language, a grammar (or even several grammars) may be cre