phrase-structure grammar
[ freyz-struhk-cher ]
/ ˈfreɪzˌstrʌk tʃər /
noun Linguistics.
a grammar that consists of phrase-structure rules.
Origin of phrase-structure grammar
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby phrase-structure grammar
phrase,
phrase book,
phrase marker,
phrase structure,
phrase structure tree,
phrase-structure grammar,
phrase-structure rule,
phrasemaker,
phrasemonger,
phraseogram,
phraseograph
British Dictionary definitions for phrase-structure grammar
phrase-structure grammar
noun
a grammar in which relations among the words and morphemes of a sentence are described, but not deeper or semantic relations
Abbreviation: PSG Compare transformational grammar