Analytical Methods,Assumptions,Goals and Principles of English Transitivity: Taking “The earthquake destroyed the city” as an Example

Various strands of English grammar adopt different methods in analyzing English transitivity,and thus reflect distinctive assumptions,goals,and principles.Specifically,modern traditional grammar,structural grammar,and transformativegenerative grammar focus on the forms of English transitivity; while Sydney grammar,Cardiff grammar,and ecological grammar take both forms and the meanings as the first priority.It is maintained that different strands of English grammar learn from each other,which can offer significant insights for the construction of an analytical framework of Chinese transitivity within the framework of ecological grammar,in the context of disciplinary integration and development.