stratificational grammar

American

[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.

stratificational grammar British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of stratificational grammar

First recorded in 1960–65

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