Grammatikallinen

Grammatikallinen is a term used in linguistic discussions to denote aspects of language that pertain to grammar, including morphology and syntax, as distinct from phonology and the lexicon. In this sense, grammatikallinen phenomena are governed by rules that determine how words change form and how words combine into phrases and sentences. The word is formed from the Finnish root for grammar and the adjectival suffix -ellinen, and it is sometimes used as a stylized label in cross-linguistic work to emphasize grammar-focused properties.

In analysis, Grammatikallinen may be used to label the subset of data that exhibits grammatical structure, such as inflection, agreement, case marking, tense and mood systems, word order constraints, and syntactic dependencies. It is often contrasted with lexical or semantic approaches that emphasize vocabulary and meaning, or with phonological approaches that focus on sound systems. The concept appears in typological descriptions and in discussions of grammaticalization, morphosyntax, and argument structure.

See also: grammar, morphology, syntax, inflection, agreement, case marking, grammaticalization, typology, linguistics. Grammatikallinen is not a formal linguistic category on its own but a term used to delineate grammar-focused phenomena within broader theoretical frameworks.