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Research draft

grammar

vr.tr.grammar · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle grammar by language, component, approach and usage, supporting learners, writers and language technology.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle grammar by language, component, approach and usage, supporting learners, writers and language technology.

The set of structural rules governing the composition of words, phrases and sentences in a language, including morphology and syntax, and the study or description of those rules, whether descriptive or prescriptive.

What it is for: Understanding and using language correctly and clearly.

It can be explain grammar rules of a language; distinguish descriptive and prescriptive views; correct errors with explanations; find reference grammars.

Distinguishing features

Rules of structure

Language-specific

Descriptive and prescriptive traditions

Changes over time

What it looks like

Not physical; described in grammars, textbooks and style guides.

How it is recognised

Morphology and syntax

Reference grammars and style guides

Formal grammars in computing are a related sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

linguistics and convention

includes - parts

syntax and morphology

is described in - source

reference grammar

is related to - topics

inflection and transitivity

In practice

Families and kinds

descriptive grammar

prescriptive grammar

historical grammar

generative and cognitive approaches

formal grammars (computing)

Standards and regulation

Language academies in some countries

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting prescriptive preferences as universal rules

Ignoring dialect variation

Also called

normative grammarreduced grammarhead grammarhistorical grammarGreenlandic phonologycognitive approaches to grammardescriptive grammarEvenki grammarphrase structure grammarEgyptian Arabic grammarrelational grammarcognitive grammarconstruction grammarVotic grammarWelsh grammarKet language grammarPangasinan language grammarstylistic frontingorthologyTlingit grammarfunctional discourse grammarGeorgian grammarManchu grammarLatvian grammarisland grammarBardic GrammarPuyuma grammarKaxabu grammarPazih grammarcase grammarGujarati grammarSakizaya grammarTsou grammarcategorial grammarPolish grammarSinhala grammarAssamese grammarKyrgyz grammarcomparative grammarInuktitut grammar

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.grammar

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Language Which grammar.

Languages differ.

Which

Language.

Which

Language.

  1. Which language and variety is meant? definition
  2. Which reference grammar describes it? provenance

Component

Area.

Component

Grammar area.

  1. Is the question about morphology, syntax or usage? definition
  2. Which rule applies? provenance
Approach Descriptive or prescriptive.

Approaches differ.

Descriptive

Usage.

Descriptive

Descriptive view.

  1. How do speakers actually use this construction? provenance
  2. Does it vary by dialect? boundary

Prescriptive

Style rules.

Prescriptive

Prescriptive view.

  1. What do style guides or academies recommend? provenance
  2. Is it a rule or a preference? boundary
Learning Learners.

Clear explanations help.

Explain

Rules.

Explain

Explanation.

  1. How can this rule be explained with examples? action
  2. What exceptions exist? definition

Errors

Correction.

Errors

Error correction.

  1. Is this an error or an acceptable variant? boundary
  2. How should it be corrected? action
Technology Tools.

Tools check grammar.

Checkers

Grammar tools.

Checkers

Grammar checkers.

  1. How reliable is a grammar checker for this issue? boundary
  2. Should a human review it? action

Formal

Computing.

Formal

Formal grammars.

  1. Is a formal grammar for parsing meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should grammars per language be separate entries?
  • How should reference grammars be linked?
  • How should formal grammars be split off?
Draft as JSON