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phrase-structure grammar
[ freyz-struhk-cher ]
/ ˈfreɪzˌstrʌk tʃər /
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noun Linguistics.
a grammar that consists of phrase-structure rules.
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Origin of phrase-structure grammar
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby phrase-structure grammar
phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist, phraseology, phrase structure, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrase structure tree, phrasing, phratry, phreak
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British Dictionary definitions for phrase-structure grammar
phrase-structure grammar
noun
a grammar in which relations among the words and morphemes of a sentence are described, but not deeper or semantic relationsAbbreviation: PSG Compare transformational grammar
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