stratificational grammar

[ strat-uh-fi-key-shuh-nl ]
/ ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃə nl /

noun

a grammar based upon the theory that language is made up of successive strata that are interconnected by established rules.

Origin of stratificational grammar

First recorded in 1960–65

British Dictionary definitions for stratificational grammar

stratificational grammar

noun

linguistics a theory of grammar analysing language in terms of several structural strata or layers with different syntactic rules