Wondering how to use Grammarian in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as linguist.
Grammarian meaning
- A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
- A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
Synonyms of Grammarian
Using Grammarian
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically. | A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
- Useful related words include: syntactician, linguist, linguistic scientist.
- In the example corpus, grammarian often appears in combinations such as: the grammarian.
Context around Grammarian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grammarian
- In this selection, "grammarian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, master, descriptive, prescriptive, benjamin, philosopher and hephaestion stand out and add context to how "grammarian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a descriptive grammarian would state and a prescriptive grammarian on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grammarian" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grammarian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The First Grammarian marked these with a dot above the letter. (11 words)
Heraclitus All.5 The hymn to Hermes, fr308(b), was quoted by Hephaestion (grammarian) Hephaestion Ench. (16 words)
Nicholas Adontz stresses that "Arshavir, Photius' uncle, must not be confused with Arshavir, the brother of John the Grammarian". (19 words)
An example Andrews uses in his book is fewer than vs less than. citation A descriptive grammarian would state that both statements are correct, as long as the receiver of the message can understand the meaning behind the statement. (39 words)
It is unknown whether this Proclus is the Neoplatonic philosopher, in which case the summary dates to the 5th century AD, or whether he is the lesser-known grammarian of the 2nd century AD. (34 words)
Bhartrhari's perspectivism The Indian grammarian-philosopher Bhartrhari (late fifth century CE) dealt with paradoxes such as the liar in a section of one of the chapters of his magnum opus the Vākyapadīya. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
And if there is one thing that rankles a grammarian more than any other linguistic slight, it's a sneaky Americanism jellying up the jam of our good and proper Australian English.
The error had actually been made, Napolitano explained, by a grammarian who’d revised language the council had approved for the plaque.
Her subjects include master grammarian Benjamin Dreyer and novelists Rebecca Makkai and Elizabeth McCracken.) Writer and Lovett meet, inspire each other.
An example Andrews uses in his book is fewer than vs less than. citation A descriptive grammarian would state that both statements are correct, as long as the receiver of the message can understand the meaning behind the statement.
A prescriptive grammarian, on the other hand, would analyze the rules and conventions behind the statements made and determine which statement is correct according to those rules.
Bhartrhari's perspectivism The Indian grammarian-philosopher Bhartrhari (late fifth century CE) dealt with paradoxes such as the liar in a section of one of the chapters of his magnum opus the Vākyapadīya.
Heraclitus All.5 The hymn to Hermes, fr308(b), was quoted by Hephaestion (grammarian) Hephaestion Ench.
It is unknown whether this Proclus is the Neoplatonic philosopher, in which case the summary dates to the 5th century AD, or whether he is the lesser-known grammarian of the 2nd century AD.
Nicholas Adontz stresses that "Arshavir, Photius' uncle, must not be confused with Arshavir, the brother of John the Grammarian".
The First Grammarian marked these with a dot above the letter.
Works by the grammarian Vacca and the poet Statius may support the claim that Lucan wrote insulting poems about Nero.
Common combinations with grammarian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: