Meaning | A linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax. |
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Synonym | grammarian |
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Instances | Aristarchus | An ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC) |
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Donatus, Aelius Donatus | Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century) |
Panini | Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC) |
Broader | linguist, linguistic scientist | A specialist in linguistics |
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Spanish | gramático |
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Catalan | gramàtic |
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Nouns | syntax | studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences |
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syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |