English
Detailed Synonyms for generative grammar in English
generative grammar:
generative grammar [the ~] noun
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the generative grammar
– (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 1the generative grammar– (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 1