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stratificational grammar

[strat-uh-fi-key-shuh-nl]

strat·i·fi·ca·tion·al gram·mar

[strat-uh-fi-key-shuh-nl]
noun
a grammar based upon the theory that language is made up of successive strata that are interconnected by established rules.

Origin:
1960–65
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Stratificational grammar has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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stratificational grammar
 
n
linguistics a theory of grammar analysing language in terms of several structural strata or layers with different syntactic rules

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