Meaning | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice. |
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Synonym | rule |
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Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
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Narrower | grammatical rule, rule of grammar | A linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances |
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morphological rule, rule of morphology | A linguistic rule for the formation of words |
universal, linguistic universal | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages |
Broader | concept, conception, construct | An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances |
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