stratificational grammar
[ strat-uh-fi-key-shuh-nl ]
/ ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃə nl /
noun
a grammar based upon the theory that language is made up of successive strata that are interconnected by established rules.
Words nearby stratificational grammar
strathclyde region, strathspey, strati-, straticulate, stratification, stratificational grammar, stratified, stratified charge engine, stratified epithelium, stratified random sample, stratified sample
Origin of stratificational grammar
First recorded in 1960–65
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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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