generativist

[ jen-uh-rey-tuh-vist, -er-uh-tuh- ]
/ ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tə vɪst, -ər ə tə- /

noun

a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.

Origin of generativist

First recorded in 1965–70; generative + -ist

Words nearby generativist

generative cell, generative grammar, generative phonology, generative semantics, generative-transformational grammar, generativist, generator, generatrix, generic, generic name, generosity