Synonyms and antonyms of General grammatical and linguistic terms in American Thesaurus

cognitive grammar (noun)

a theory of grammar that relates the structure of language to things outside language, in particular the ways in which the mind processes and stores knowledge

concordance (noun)

a list produced by a computer that shows every example of a particular word that is used in the books, newspapers, etc. stored on the computer

conversation analysis (noun)

analysis of the ways in which speakers interact in conversation. Conversation analysis is sometimes called CA.

descriptive (adjective)

linguistics describing how people use a language rather than stating how they should use it

discourse analysis (noun)

analysis of the patterns of language in texts that are longer than a sentence

functional grammar (noun)

a theory of grammar that views it as a system produced by the social and pragmatic functions of language

generative grammar (noun)

a type of grammar based on a set of rules that can be used to produce all the sentences possible in a language

grammar (noun)

linguistics the set of rules that describe the structure of a language and control the way that sentences are formed

grammarian (noun)

an expert in the study of grammar

grammatical (adjective)

relating to grammar and the study of grammar

hypercorrection (noun)

the use of incorrect grammar or pronunciation by someone who is trying to show that they know how to use correct grammar or pronunciation. An example of this is saying “between you and I” instead of “between you and me.”

implicature (noun)

formallinguistics something that can be concluded from something someone says, but is not a condition for it to be true

LAD (noun)

the language acquisition device: a mental capacity that has been suggested as enabling children to learn and produce language

paralinguistics (noun)

the study of non-linguistic means of vocal and non-vocal communication, for example voice quality, intonation, gesture, etc.

parse (verb)

to examine and describe the grammar of a sentence or a particular word in a sentence

prescriptive (adjective)

linguistics stating how people should use a language rather than describing how they really use it

reformulate (verb)

to express something in a different way, or using different words

rheme (noun)

in discourse analysis, the new information in a clause or sentence. The known information is called the theme.

rule (noun)

a statement or principle that describes the ways in which the words in a language can be used and combined

semantic (adjective)

relating to the meaning of words

semantics (noun)

the meaning of words and phrases

sentential (adjective)

relating to sentences

syntactic (adjective)

relating to syntax

syntax (noun)

linguistics the rules about how words are arranged and connected to make phrases and sentences

theme (noun)

linguistics in discourse analysis, the known information in a clause or sentence. The new information is called the rheme.

universal grammar (noun)

rules about language that apply to all languages

word formation (noun)

the process by which new words are formed out of all or parts of existing ones

word order (noun)

the sequence in which words generally occur, especially in a clause or sentence