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stratificational grammar


strat·i·fi·ca·tion·al grammar

noun
\ˌstra-tə-fə-ˈkā-shnəl-, -shə-nəl-\

Definition of STRATIFICATIONAL GRAMMAR

: a grammar based on the theory that language consists of a series of hierarchically related strata linked together by representational rules

First Known Use of STRATIFICATIONAL GRAMMAR

1962

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