a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments

of or pertaining to grammar

of or pertaining to grammar

the scientific study of language

conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers

of or pertaining to grammar

of or pertaining to grammar

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics

studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

studies of the rules for forming admissible words

(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

(used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action

expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify