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Grammaticality is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Grammaticality in a sentence

Grammaticality meaning

(of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).

Using Grammaticality

  • The main meaning on this page is: (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).
  • In the example corpus, grammaticality often appears in combinations such as: the grammaticality, grammaticality of.

Context around Grammaticality

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

learn 1×

Often after:

section 1× distinctions 1×

Sentence patterns with Grammaticality

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

can learn grammaticality distinctions with 1× grammaticality a speaker 1× predict the grammaticality of any 1× see the grammaticality section below 1× sentence the grammaticality of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

consequently the linguist 1× grammaticality a speaker 1× pereira s model 1× this model could 1× thus even if 1×

Common sentence endings:

dictionary grammar 1 1× grammaticality section below 1× minimal linguistic assumptions 1× of the language 1× such a combination 1×

Words around Grammaticality

Just before it in the word index:

grammatical 337 grammatica 2 grammars 89 grammarly 15 grammarians 26 grammarian 11

Just after it in the word index:

grammaticalized 3 grammatically 63 grammaticus 4 grammatik 2 grammatology 6 grammer 65

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Grammaticality

  • In this selection, "grammaticality" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, learn, section and distinctions stand out and add context to how "grammaticality" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can learn grammaticality distinctions with and grammaticality a speaker. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grammaticality" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grammaticality

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Consequently, the linguist can study an idealised version of language, greatly simplifying linguistic analysis (see the "Grammaticality" section below). (19 words)

Grammaticality: A speaker’s sayings conform to the rules of grammar This follows the definition of Grammar and Syntax, as given by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary: : Grammar : ::1. (28 words)

Pereira's model assigns an ungrammatical version of the same sentence a lower probability than the syntactically correct form demonstrating that statistical models can learn grammaticality distinctions with minimal linguistic assumptions. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Thus, even if one were to prescribe a likely and reasonable meaning to the sentence, the grammaticality of the sentence is concrete despite being the first time a person had ever uttered the statement, or any part thereof in such a combination. (42 words)

This model could be used to describe all human language and to predict the grammaticality of any given utterance (that is, to predict whether the utterance would sound correct to native speakers of the language). (35 words)

Pereira's model assigns an ungrammatical version of the same sentence a lower probability than the syntactically correct form demonstrating that statistical models can learn grammaticality distinctions with minimal linguistic assumptions. (31 words)

Example sentences (5)

Consequently, the linguist can study an idealised version of language, greatly simplifying linguistic analysis (see the "Grammaticality" section below).

Grammaticality: A speaker’s sayings conform to the rules of grammar This follows the definition of Grammar and Syntax, as given by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary: : Grammar : ::1.

Pereira's model assigns an ungrammatical version of the same sentence a lower probability than the syntactically correct form demonstrating that statistical models can learn grammaticality distinctions with minimal linguistic assumptions.

This model could be used to describe all human language and to predict the grammaticality of any given utterance (that is, to predict whether the utterance would sound correct to native speakers of the language).

Thus, even if one were to prescribe a likely and reasonable meaning to the sentence, the grammaticality of the sentence is concrete despite being the first time a person had ever uttered the statement, or any part thereof in such a combination.

Common combinations with grammaticality

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grammaticality" in a sentence?
An example: "Consequently, the linguist can study an idealised version of language, greatly simplifying linguistic analysis (see the "Grammaticality" section below)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "grammaticality" from authentic English texts.
What does "grammaticality" mean?
Grammaticality means: (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).
How many example sentences with "grammaticality" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "grammaticality", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.