English > grammar: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
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| Category of | active, dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |
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| active | Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor |
| agree | show grammatical agreement |
| aoristic | Of or relating to the aorist tense |
| article | (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
| asyndetic | lacking conjunctions |
| attributive, prenominal | Of adjectives |
| attributive genitive | A word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective |
| attributively | In an attributive manner |
| clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
| constituent, grammatical constituent | (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger / larger grammatical construction |
| contrastive | syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence |
| coordinating, coordinative | Serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction |
| copulative | syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence |
| correlative | Expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation |
| dependent, subordinate | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
| endocentric | fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents |
| exocentric | not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents |
| finite | Of verbs |
| future | A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened / happened |
| gerundial | relating to or like a gerund |
| grammatical category, syntactic category | (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties |
| head, head word | (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent |
| illative | Expressing or preceding an inference |
| imperative | relating to verbs in the imperative mood |
| independent, main | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence |
| indicative, declarative | relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements |
| infinite, non-finite, nonfinite | Of verbs |
| interrogative | relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood |
| intransitive | Designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object |
| limiting | strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase |
| modify, qualify | add a modifier to a constituent |
| nominal | pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun |
| nominative | Serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb |
| nonrestrictive | not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase |
| object | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon |
| objective, accusative | Serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes |
| optative | relating to a mood of verbs in some languages |
| parse | analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
| participial | Of or relating to or consisting of participles |
| passive | Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb |
| possessive, genitive | Serving to express or indicate possession |
| predicative | Of adjectives |
| prescriptive, normative | pertaining to giving directives or rules |
| quantifier | (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as 'fifteen' or 'many') |
| reflexive, self-referent | referring back to itself |
| restricted, qualified | restricted in meaning / meaning |
| scopal | Of or relating to scope |
| stative | (used of verbs (e.g. 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action |
| strong | Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection |
| subject | (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence |
| subjunctive | relating to a mood of verbs |
| subordinating, subordinative | Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause |
| substantival | Of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent) |
| syndetic | Connected by a conjunction |
| transitive | Designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning / meaning |
| unrestricted | not restricted or modified in meaning / meaning |
| weak | (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
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| Narrower | descriptive grammar | A grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics |
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| morphology | studies of the rules for forming admissible words |
| prescriptive grammar | A grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics |
| syntax | studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences |
| Broader | descriptive linguistics | A description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology / morphology and syntax / syntax and semantics without value judgments |
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| Spanish | gramática |
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| Catalan | gramàtica |
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| Adjectives | grammatical | conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers |
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| grammatical, grammatic | of or pertaining to grammar |
