grammatical structure

collocation in English

meaningsofgrammaticalandstructure

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grammatical
adjective
uk
/ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/
relating to grammar or obeying the rules ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/
us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofgrammaticalandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Distributed representations, simple recurrent networks, andgrammaticalstructure.
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In this view, representations and thegrammaticalstructurethat emerges from them are based on experience with language.
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How do we account for similar information stated using different words, expressions orgrammaticalstructurewhen comparing summaries?
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The procedural system plays computationally analogous roles across grammatical subdomains, including morphology and syntax, and may be especially important ingrammaticalstructurebuilding.
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The results provide evidence that children buildgrammaticalstructurein a lexically specific way; however, they also show that this structure is not necessarily verb-specific.
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Language is constructed of subunits which are organised in phonological andgrammaticalstructure.
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In fact, for every individual child for whom data are available, and also for everygrammaticalstructure examined, negative input, as defined here, is supplied.
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The latter two stand out as deviant because they cannot be analysed in terms of some othergrammaticalstructure.
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We have argued that in order for a child to ' imitate ' a sentence, the child must analyse and reconstruct thegrammaticalstructureof the sentence.
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However, these lower means do not indicate non-adult-like competence on an obligatorygrammaticalstructure.
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It is widely agreed among linguists that the rules of pronunciation can refer togrammaticalstructure.
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Proximity is recognized as one of the primary historical factors influencinggrammaticalstructurein spoken languages.
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Thegrammaticalstructureof the speaker's utterance is but one of many different sources of breakdown in conversation.
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These are also typically language pairs where the two languages are relatively similar ingrammaticalstructure.
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That is, using thegrammaticalstructureof another language means that what is happening is switching, not mixing.
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Syntactic awareness refers to the ability to understand the basicgrammaticalstructureof the language in question.
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This comparison reveals several interesting points concerning the interaction betweengrammaticalstructureand modality.
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