grammars

1. The study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences.

2. The study of structural relationships in language or in a language, sometimes including pronunciation, meaning, and linguistic history.

3. The system of inflections, syntax, and word formation of a language.

4. The system of rules implicit in a language, viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language.

5. A normative or prescriptive set of rules setting forth the current standard of usage for pedagogical or reference purposes.

6. Writing or speech judged with regard to such a set of rules.

7. The basic principles of an area of knowledge: the grammar of music.

8. A book dealing with such principles.

1. The system of inflections, syntax, and word formation of a language.

2. The system of rules implicit in a language, viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language.

3. A normative or prescriptive set of rules setting forth the current standard of usage for pedagogical or reference purposes.

4. Writing or speech judged with regard to such a set of rules.

5. The basic principles of an area of knowledge: the grammar of music.

6. A book dealing with such principles.

1. A normative or prescriptive set of rules setting forth the current standard of usage for pedagogical or reference purposes.

2. Writing or speech judged with regard to such a set of rules.

3. The basic principles of an area of knowledge: the grammar of music.

4. A book dealing with such principles.

A book containing the morphologic, syntactic, and semantic rules for a specific language.

1. The basic principles of an area of knowledge: the grammar of music.

2. A book dealing with such principles.