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syntax vs generative grammar

generative grammar vs syntax

syntax and generative grammar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syntax Yes No No No
generative grammar Yes No No No
As nouns, generative grammar is a hyponym of syntax; that is, generative grammar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than syntax:
  • syntax: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  • 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 (noun) generative grammar (noun)
studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences (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
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
a systematic orderly arrangement
Difference between syntax and generative grammar

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