GRAMMAR

Grammar

In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that governs the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics. Linguists do not normally use the term to refer to orthographical rules, although usage books and style guides that call themselves grammars may also refer to spelling and punctuation.

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grammar

Noun

  1. A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
  2. The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
  3. A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
  4. A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
  5. A formal system defining a formal language
  6. The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
  7. A textbook.
    a grammar of geography
  8. A grammar school.

Verb

  1. To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.


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