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noun
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a grammar in which linguistic elements are categorized in terms of their ability to combine with one another to form larger constituents.
categorial grammar
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noun
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a theory that characterizes syntactic categories in terms of functions between classes of expressions. The basic classes are names ( N ) and sentences ( S ). Intransitive verbs are symbols for functions which take a name and yield a sentence (written S/N ), adverbs form compound verbs from verbs (for example, run fast ) and so are ( S/N )/( S/N ), etc
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