categorial grammar
noun
a grammar in which linguistic elements are categorized in terms of their ability to combine with one another to form larger constituents.
Words nearby categorial grammar
catecholamine,
catechu,
catechumen,
categorematic,
categorial,
categorial grammar,
categoric contact,
categorical,
categorical imperative,
categorize,
category
British Dictionary definitions for categorial grammar
categorial grammar
noun
a theory that characterizes syntactic categories in terms of functions between classes of expressions. The basic classes are names (N) and sentences (S). Intransitive verbs are symbols for functions which take a name and yield a sentence (written S/N), adverbs form compound verbs from verbs (for example, run fast) and so are (S/N)/(S/N), etc