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phrase-structure grammar

[ freyz-struhk-cher ]

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. a grammar that consists of phrase-structure rules.


phrase-structure grammar

noun

  1. a grammar in which relations among the words and morphemes of a sentence are described, but not deeper or semantic relations PSG Compare transformational grammar
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phrase-structure grammar1

First recorded in 1965–70

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