Grammtik

Grammtik is the study of the rules that govern the structure of languages, with emphasis on how words combine into phrases and sentences. It encompasses morphology, syntax, punctuation, and orthography, and it is approached from both descriptive and prescriptive traditions. In use, Grammtik is closely related to the more widely known Grammatik, and the spelling Grammtik appears as an alternate form in some sources.

It analyzes how languages build word forms, how sentences are formed, and how agreement, tense, aspect, and mood interact across phrases. It also considers punctuation as a grammatical resource and how orthographic conventions reflect grammatical structure.

Methodologically, Grammtik employs corpus-based analysis, theoretical models (such as context-free grammars and other formal grammars), and the compilation of descriptive grammars. It informs language education, lexicography, and natural language processing, including parsing, grammar checking, and machine translation.

Grammtik also supports language documentation and revitalization by describing traditional grammars of minority languages and by creating teaching materials. While the concept is standard in many linguistic traditions, its practical focus can vary by language and educational context.

Related topics include Grammatik, grammar, linguistics, and computational linguistics.