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generative grammar vs syntax

syntax vs generative grammar

generative grammar and syntax both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
generative grammar Yes No No No
syntax Yes No No No
As nouns, syntax is a hypernym of generative grammar; that is, syntax is a word with a broader meaning than generative grammar:
  • generative grammar: (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
  • syntax: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
generative grammar (noun) syntax (noun)
(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
a systematic orderly arrangement
Difference between generative grammar and syntax

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