categorial grammar

cat·e·go·ri·al gram·mar

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-i-gawr-ee-uh l, -gohr- gram-er]
- /ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr i əl, -ˈgoʊr- ˈgræm ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-i-gawr-ee-uh l, -gohr- gram-er]
- /ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr i əl, -ˈgoʊr- ˈgræm ər/

Definitions of categorial grammar words

noun categorial grammar a theory that characterizes syntactic categories in terms of functions between classes of expressions. The basic classes are names (N) and sentences (S). Intransitive verbs are symbols for functions which take a name and yield a sentence (written S/N), adverbs form compound verbs from verbs (for example, run fast) and so are (S/N)/(S/N), etc 3
noun categorial grammar a grammar in which linguistic elements are categorized in terms of their ability to combine with one another to form larger constituents. 1
noun categorial grammar (linguistics) a type of formal grammar of natural language syntax. 0

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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