Definition of relational grammar
: a grammar based on a theory in which grammatical relations (such as subject or object) are primitives in terms of which syntactic operations are defined
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“Relational grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational%20grammar. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of relational grammar was in 1982
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