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Semantic Grammar
EditSemantic grammar refers to an approach to grammatical description in which semantic relationships and meaning-based categories play a central role in organizing linguistic structures, rather than relying exclusively on formal syntactic categories. Depending on the theoretical framework, grammatical units and constructions may be analyzed according to the meanings they express and the relationships between those meanings and their linguistic forms [1][2]. The term is not associated with a single universally accepted model; its precise interpretation depends on the linguistic theory in which it is used.
Semantic grammar
Semantic syntax
Form–meaning relations
Grammatical semantics
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- Anna Wierzbicka. The Semantics of Grammar; John Benjamins Publishing Company: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1988. [CrossRef]
- Seuren, P. A. M. Semantic Syntax; Wiley-Blackwell: Oxford, UK, 1996. https://archive.org/details/semanticsyntax0000seur
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