Grammar of language Set of rules
Two aspects Generative Grammar
All and only sentence of the language
Generates
Operates over
Finite vocabulary of units
Produces
Set of strings
Concerns with only the possible sentences of language Indicates what possible sentences of the language are. Infinite sentences with the finite vocabulary
Aims
Generates
Well formed sentences Rules are recursive Only well formed structures Finite number of well formed structures
Property
Will generate/ have/needs
The crucial property of recursiveness The distinction b/w anilines & terminal elements