Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Definition of Grammar

Definitions of grammar on the Web:

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Grammar is the study of the rules governing the use of a given natural language, and, as such, is a field of linguistics. Traditionally, grammar included morphology and syntax; in modern linguistics these subfields are complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar

In formal language theory, a branch of mathematics used in both computer science and linguistics, a grammar is a precise description of a language - that is, of a set of strings over some alphabet. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar (formal language theory)

A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language; (uncountable) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax); A book describing the rules of grammar of a language; (countable) A formal ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grammar

The system of rules by which words are formed and put together to make sentences.
www.edgateway.net/pub/docs/pel/glossary.htm

The study of the structure and features of a language. Grammar usually consists of rules and standards that are to be followed to produce ...
h1.ripway.com/peter21ma/GlossaryofLiteraryTerms-MADOE.doc

Grammar is the study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences; the system of rules inherent in any language (from the American Heritage Dictionary, 3rd Ed). ...
cac.ophony.org/2007/08/07/wacwid-terminology-part-i/

The rules and usages of a language which determine the way its words are ordered (syntax), and the changes occurring in those words to make them serve a particular function (accidence).
www.dg.dial.pipex.com/documents/docs1/bullock29.shtml

A set of spoken phrases or DTMF digits that can be recognized by a script.
www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/sw_ap_to/apps_3_1/english/admn_app/get_str/gsglos_1.htm

A system of principles for speaking and writing.
www.ki4u.com/webpal/a_reconstruction/language/essays/lango/langog.htm

The collection of rules or acceptable patterns of a language. Groping Speech attempts produced with effort and hesitation to achieve the correct posture.
www.apraxia-kids.org/site/c.chKMI0PIIsE/b.695215/k.D979/Glossary.htm

Not to be confused with socially correct usage. In order to handle novel sentences, we not only need to access the words stored in our brains but ...
williamcalvin.com/LEM/LEMend.htm

the term is generally used to include syntax and morphology but may also be used in a wider sense to include rules of phonology and semantics. ...
www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/clmt/MTbook/HTML/node98.html

Any systematic account of the structure of a language; the patterns that it describes; the branch of linguistics concerned with such patterns. Often restricted to relations among units that have meaning. Hence opp. ...
www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/linguistics/

lie and prevaricate (synonyms); skillful and clumsy (antonyms); cow and bovine (noun to adjective). How to find the Correct Answer to the above puzzle? ...
www.vocabulary.com/VUwordanalogy.html

Systems, rules or underlying principles that describe the structure of language (eg. Word order in sentences, grammatical markers such as plurals, verb tenses, pronouns etc).
www.oafccd.com/factshee/fact59.htm

the rules that govern the structure of a particular language; the system of inflections and syntax of a language; the branch of linguistics that involves the study of the rules of language;
www.mseditoronline.com/glossary.html

Defines the production rules for the allowed sequence of words.
www.research.ibm.com/people/l/lvsubram/teaching/speech/speechterms.htm

a set of generally agreed upon rules for language use in a certain community around specific tasks including punctuation, word use, sentence ...
flwi.unl.edu/resources/glossary.html

A book which describes the rules and structure of language.
lib.ucr.edu/depts/acquisitions/YBP%20NSP%20GLOSSARY%20EXTERNAL%20revised6-02.php

Distracters do not match the verb tense of the stem, or there is not a match between articles ("a", "an", "the").
en.citizendium.org/wiki/Test-wiseness

[noun] Grammar is used to refer to a number of areas of knowledge: traditionally, the morphological and syntactic properties of a human language; a system of structural rules which are the basis of linguistic generation and understanding; a language theory or a model of linguistic competence. ...
portal.bibliotekivest.no/terminology.htm

Parts of Speech: Pronouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Adjectival Phrase | Adverbs | Conjunctions | Prepositions | Interjections | Parts of the Sentence | Types of Sentences | Active and Passive Voice
www.mobilereference.com/Rhetoric/index.htm

The study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences.
www.jabcreations.com/philosophy/philosophy-definitions.php

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