universal grammar

Universal grammar — is a theory of linguistics postulating principles of grammar shared by all languages, thought to be innate to humans (linguistic nativism). It attempts to explain language acquisition in general, not describe specific languages. Universal grammar …   Wikipedia

universal grammar — Ling. 1. a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages. 2. an innate system of principles underlying the human language faculty. * * * …   Universalium

Universal grammar — U ni*ver sal gram mar, n. 1. (Linguistics) the principles forming the basis for the human ability to understand language. [PJC] 2. (Linguistics) the general properties and constraints common to all human languages; also, the study of such… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

universal grammar — noun Date: circa 1750 the study of general principles believed to underlie the grammatical phenomena of all languages; also such principles viewed as part of an innate human capacity for learning a language …   New Collegiate Dictionary

universal grammar — универсальная грамматика; набор грамматических принципов, считающихся фундаментальными для всех естественных языков …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

universal grammar — 1) Математика: универсальная грамматика 2) Лингвистика: грамматика универсалий, грамматика универсальных категорий …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Universal Grammar — Abbreviation: UG …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

universal grammar — See generative grammar …   Philosophy dictionary

Applicative Universal Grammar — Applicative Universal Grammar, or AUG, is a universal semantic metalanguage intended for studying the semantic processes in particular languages [ Shaumyan S. A Semiotic Theory of Language . Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press …   Wikipedia

Grammar-based code — Grammar based codes are compression algorithms based on the idea of constructing a context free grammar for the string to be compressed. Examples include universal lossless data compression algorithms proposed in Kieffer and Yang 2000, and… …   Wikipedia