Grammar
Grammar
Grammar (pronounced: /ˈɡramər/, from Greek: γραμματική) is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes phonology, morphology, and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.
Etymology
The word grammar derives from Greek γραμματικὴ τέχνη (grammatikē technē), which means "art of letters", from γράμμα (gramma), "letter", itself from γράφειν (graphein), "to draw, to write".
Related Terms
- Phonology: The systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use.
- Morphology: The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
- Syntax: The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech.
- Semantics: The study of meaning.
- Pragmatics: The study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Grammar
- Wikipedia's article - Grammar
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