English Dictionary

grammar

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/

名詞

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A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.

日本語の意味

言語の構造や使用法に関する規則や法則の体系、すなわち文法

She studied grammar every night to improve her writing.

彼女は作文を上達させるために、毎晩文法を勉強した。

意味（1）

A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.

意味（2）

(uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).

意味（3）

A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.

意味（4）

(computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.

Because real lexicons are big and complex, from a software engineering perspective it is best to write simple grammars that have a simple, well-defined way, of pulling out the information they need from vast lexicons. That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons. We can then use specialised mechanisms for efficiently storing the lexicon and retrieving data from it.

意味（5）

Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.

意味（6）

(computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language

意味（7）

The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.

We must learn a new grammar of power in a world that is made up more of the common good – or the common bad – than of self-interest or national interest.

意味（8）

(Britain, archaic) A book describing these rules or principles; a textbook.

a grammar of geography

意味（9）

(UK) A grammar school.

11 January 2012, Graeme Paton, “A green light for more grammars?”, in The Daily Telegraph:

grammars （ plural ）