Noun

Singular grammar

Plural countable and uncountable; plural grammars

grammar (countable and uncountable; plural grammars)

  1. A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
  2. (uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
  3. A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
  4. (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
  5. (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
  6. (British, archaic) a textbook.

Synonyms

  • (in linguistics): morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)

Derived terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Nov 16 02:58:45 2009

In linguistics, grammar is the set of logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.

Each language has its own distinct grammar. "English grammar" is the set of rules within the English language itself. "An English grammar" is a specific study or analysis of these rules. A reference book describing the grammar of a language is called a "reference grammar" or simply "a grammar". A fully explicit grammar exhaustively describing the grammatical constructions of a language is called a descriptive grammar, as opposed to linguistic prescription, which tries to enforce the governing rules of how a language is to be used.

Grammatical frameworks are approaches to constructing grammars. The standard framework of generative grammar is the transformational grammar model developed in various ways by Noam Chomsky and his followers from the 1950s onwards.

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Wed Nov 4 04:44:28 2009

What English grammar rule has been broken in each of these?
Q. I know what the right phrases should be, but I need help finding the actual grammar rule - the name of the grammar rule. Plz! Thanks! They are considered barrier. A wrong grammar. Touch can encouraged communication.
Asked by wsjulz - Thu May 14 08:27:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Syntax, Omission, No agreement, Solecism.
Answered by Bilbo - Thu May 14 08:37:22 2009

Is there a better grammar checking software that is better than MS Word?
Q. I know the grammar checking option of the MS Word isn't enough, is there another grammar checking software that is way better?
Asked by leopaul_delr - Tue Sep 29 22:35:53 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There are plenty of grammar checking softwares on the Net. You can use... --> WhiteSmoke English Writing 2009.06 Check it here... --> Grammar Expert Plus Check it here... Or just use the WhiteSmoke English Writing online for FREE here...
Answered by unknown - Tue Sep 29 23:27:34 2009

Please, could you first improve your grammar and spelling perhaps?
Q. I am an A&P, I don't mind being a little raw on grammar as my Manager at LIne international/domestic, would say, "if you're good in grammar you might not have been here as a technical man." yet I find that here questioner mostly wants to be a pilot and yet their grammar & spelling is so outrageous.
Asked by Erase Program Read Only Memory - Mon Jun 30 18:28:13 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You are quite correct. I think there's a lot of people that have yet to realize that we are judged (it's human instinct) by how we write and speak. And for someone who wants to be a pilot, and be taken seriously, better results with questions come from better grammar. I have heard that America is "dumbing down". I had an opportunity once to read a collection of letters written by Civil War soldiers. Letters written to home while they were away. I was so impressed at how well those people could write. It was artistic how well those people could convey a thought. This is funny. I heard a comedian say if the Gettysburg Address was written today, it would sound this way. "Like, four score, and like, 20 years ago??? Like, our fore fathers?? [cont.]
Answered by Derail - Mon Jun 30 21:20:41 2008

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