stratificational grammar

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

/ ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃə nl /

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noun

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

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Origin of stratificational grammar

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby stratificational grammar

Strathclyde Region, strathspey, strati-, straticulate, stratification, stratificational grammar, stratified charge engine, stratified random sample, stratified sample, stratiform, stratiformis

How to use stratificational grammar in a sentence

At his best, he was an inventor of part of the modern cinema's grammar.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fear of offending the grammar police can even produce a novel type of error called a hypercorrection.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With|Nick Romeo|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The outraged grammar stickler mistakes a convention for an immutable and fundamental law of the universe.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With|Nick Romeo|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you approached T.I., London Grammar, and Fall Out Boy to do this, what was their initial response to it?
How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At one point did you think, “T.I., London Grammar, and Fall Out Boy together”?
How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second grammar class had been relieved from a recitation by this confab, and somehow Perry had a subduing influence.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
A barber having a dispute with a parish clerk on a point of grammar, the latter said it was a downright barbarism, indeed.
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French, the English Grammar, and the rudiments of Latin comprised the only systematic training which she received.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women|Selina A. Bower
There was Cliff Manning, you turned the cold shoulder to him because he couldnt talk grammar.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
He wouldnt talk grammar, or he couldnt spell or read Greek, and she will turn away, laughed Mrs. Wadsworth.
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British Dictionary definitions for stratificational grammar

stratificational grammar

noun

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

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