In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics. Linguists do not normally use the term to refer to orthographical rules, although usage books and style guides that call themselves grammars may also refer to spelling and punctuation.

Contents

• 1 Use of the term
• 2 Etymology
• 3 History
• 4 Development of grammars
• 5 Grammar frameworks
• 6 Education
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes and references
• 9 External links

Noun

grammar (countable and uncountable; plural grammars)

1. A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
2. (uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
3. A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
4. (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
5. (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
6. The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
   • 2011, Javier Solana and Daniel Innerarity, Project Syndicate, The New Grammar of Power:

     We must learn a new grammar of power in a world that is made up more of the common good – or the common bad – than of self-interest or national interest.

7. (UK, archaic) a textbook.

Synonyms

• (linguistics): morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)

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