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Definition of Comparative grammar

Comparative grammar
Grammar Gram"mar, n. [OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr ?, fem. of ? skilled in grammar, fr. ? letter. See Gramme, Graphic, and cf. Grammatical, Gramarye.] 1. The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing. Note: The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying of words according to their function in the sentence. --Bain. 2. The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar. The original bad grammar and bad spelling. --Macaulay. 3. A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing. 4. treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography. Comparative grammar, the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms. Grammar school. (a) A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby Grammar School. This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States. When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University. --Mass. Records (1647). (b) In the American system of graded common schools an intermediate grade between the primary school and the high school, in which the principles of English grammar are taught.

Meaning of Comparative grammar from wikipedia

- Comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness. Genetic...
- quite usual. In many languages, including English, traditional grammar requires the comparative form to be used when exactly two things are being considered...
- languages:Outline of a Comparative Grammar. Leuven: Peeters. p. 370. ISBN 90-6831-939-6. Lipiński E. (1997). Semitic languages:Outline of a Comparative Grammar. Leuven:...
- a vernacular language, studies that led him to author a text on comparative grammar of the South Indian languages. In his book, Caldwell proposed that...
- 1810s. The Comparative Grammar of Franz Bopp, the starting point of modern comparative linguistics, came out in 1833. Frameworks of grammar which s****...
- v t e Hindi Grammar Declension Pronouns Verbs Phonology Devanagari Numerals Kinship terms Braille History Etymology Hindustani Varieties Language politics...
- OCLC 685239912. Sihler, Andrew. New Comparative Grammar of Gr**** and Latin. p. 412. Buck, Carl Darling. Comparative Grammar of Gr**** and Latin. "quăter". Archived...
- recommendation of Humboldt, appointment to the chair of Sanskrit and comparative grammar at the University of Berlin in 1821, which he occupied for the rest...
- Retrieved 2023-01-11. Edward Lipinski | Semitic Languages Outline of A Comparative Grammar | Department Of Oriental Studies Leuven Belgium | ****imilation stages...
- Persian, Gr****, Latin, and German. In 1833, he began publishing the Comparative Grammar of Sanskrit, Zend, Gr****, Latin, Lithuanian, Old Slavic, Gothic,...