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gram|mat|i|cal|i|ty
gram|mat|i|cal|i|ty «gruh MAT uh KAL uh tee», noun.
1. = grammaticalness. (Cf.grammaticalness)
2. Linguistics. the quality of being grammatically acceptable to a native speaker or speakers: »

If Chomsky established grammaticality as an effective criterion, as against occurrence in a corpus, the next step in linguistics would appear to be to establish appropriateness and acceptability (Dell Hymes).


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  • gram|mat|i|cal — «gruh MAT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. according to the correct use of words: »Our French teacher speaks grammatical English, but has a French accent. 2. of grammar: »“He ain t,” “you was,” and “Between you and I” are three very common grammatical… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gram|mat|i|cal|i|za|tion — «gruh MAT uh kuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the process of making grammatical; reducing to grammatical rules: »Absence of stress in general indicates grammaticalization of a morphemic element (as in…Fitz gérald) (H. Marchand) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gram|mat|i|cal|ness — «gruh MAT uh kuhl nihs», noun. the quality or condition of being grammatical …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´gram|mat´i|cal|ly — un|gram|mat|i|cal «UHN gruh MAT uh kuhl», adjective. not in accordance with, or not observing, the rules of grammar or standard usage. –un´gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|gram|mat|i|cal — «UHN gruh MAT uh kuhl», adjective. not in accordance with, or not observing, the rules of grammar or standard usage. –un´gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • an´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — an|a|gram|mat|ic «AN uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. of or containing an anagram or anagrams. –an´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • di´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — di|a|gram|mat|ic «DY uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. in the form of a diagram. 2. in outline form only; sketchy: »The plot of my story was in a diagrammatic form, with details to be filled in later. –di´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ep´i|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — ep|i|gram|mat|ic «EHP uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. like an epigram; short and witty. 2. of epigrams; full of epigrams: »smart epigrammatic speeches (Emerson). –ep´i|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro´gram|mat´i|cal|ly — pro|gram|mat|ic «PROH gruh MAT ihk», noun. 1. having to do with or of the nature of a program: »One wishes freedom for the individual investigator, yet programmatic research is the essence of applied research (James B. Conant). 2. of the nature… …   Useful english dictionary

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