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
Words nearby stratificational grammar
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strathspey,
strati-,
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stratification,
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stratified epithelium,
stratified random sample,
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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