"generative grammar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: generative grammars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} generative grammar (countable and uncountable, plural generative grammars)
  1. (linguistics, countable) A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (system of rules): 生成語法 /生成语法 (shēngchéng yǔfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), grammaire générative [masculine] (French), generative Grammatik [masculine] (German), generatív nyelvtan (Hungarian), 生成文法 (seisei bunpō) (alt: せいせいぶんぽう) (Japanese), үүсгүүр хэлзүй ᠡᠭᠦᠰᠭᠡᠭᠦᠷ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ ᠵᠦᠢ (üüsgüür xelzüj) (Mongolian), gramatyka generatywna [feminine] (Polish), gramatică generativă [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-generative_grammar-en-noun-529yEZfr Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'system of rules': 79 21
  2. (linguistics, uncountable) The general theory dealing with grammar as constructed by such rules. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: transformational generative grammar Translations (general theory): 生成語法 /生成语法 (shēngchéng yǔfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-generative_grammar-en-noun-MdyV4SEQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 66 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'general theory': 3 97

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