ungrammatical

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ grammatical.

Adjective

ungrammatical (comparative more ungrammatical, superlative most ungrammatical)

  1. (linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.
    Synonyms: agrammatical, ungrammatic
    Antonym: grammatical

Usage notes

  • In formal linguistics, ungrammatical sentences are labelled using an asterisk (*):
    • *The subject of this sentence is.
    • This convention goes back at least as far as Leonard Bloomfield's Language (1933).
  • In the precise usage of linguistics, being ungrammatical does not mean violating prescription; rather, it means violating requirements of the language that are descriptively obligate. For example, the following sentences are not ungrammatical; they are merely proscribed by some outdated notions:
    • "If they ask who donated the money for the bicycles, tell them it was Santa Claus, not me."
    • "There are some types of shenanigans that the teacher simply won't put up with."

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