Generative Grammar

nounid 64349·updated May 18, 2026

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(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description

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plural: Generative Grammars
possessive: Generative Grammar's
pluralpossessive: Generative Grammars'

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§1: (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
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