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stratificational grammar

The definition of stratificational grammar, Sydney Lamb's approach to language, is that there are different levels in the brain used for language.

(noun)

An example of stratifictional grammar is when one brain level understands one language concept and another level in the brain builds on that understanding and adds more information about the concept.

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See stratificational grammar in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a system of grammar that analyzes language as systems of strata, including phonemic, morphemic, lexemic, and semantic strata
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