generative grammar
noun
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A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.
The general theory dealing with grammar as constructed by such rules.
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A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.
The general theory dealing with grammar as constructed by such rules.