stratificational grammar

[ strat-uh-fi-key-shuh-nl ]

noun

1. a grammar based upon the theory that language is made up of successive strata that are interconnected by established rules.

stratificational grammar

noun

1. linguistics a theory of grammar analysing language in terms of several structural strata or layers with different syntactic rules

Word History and Origins

Origin of stratificational grammar¹

First recorded in 1960–65