PHRASE-STRUCTURE GRAMMAR (PSG)

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N., Pam M.S.
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a type of generative grammar wherein a system of phrase-structure rules is utilized to depict a sentence with regard to the grammatical structures which produce its form and define it as grammatical.

PHRASE-STRUCTURE GRAMMAR (PSG): "You will learn more about PSG in seventh grade English class."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. CONSTITUENT
  2. TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
  3. DEEP STRUCTURE
  4. SURFACE STRUCTURE (S-STRUCTURE)
  5. UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR (UG)
  6. GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
  7. PASSIVE VOICE
  8. AGREEABLE
  9. FINITE-STATE GRAMMAR
  10. AUTONOMOUS SYNTAX
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PHRASE-STRUCTURE GRAMMAR (PSG)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/phrase-structure-grammar-psg/ (accessed September 17, 2021).
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