nyelvtani

Nyelvtani is a term used in linguistics to describe the grammar of a language in general. It denotes the system of rules that governs how words are formed and combined, how sentences are structured, and how meaning is conveyed. A broad view of nyelvtani includes morphology (word formation and inflection), syntax (the arrangement of words and phrases), and, in many traditions, aspects of phonology and orthography. The aim of nyelvtani is to describe language as it is used (descriptive grammar), while prescriptive approaches outline normative rules for usage.

In Hungarian, nyelvtani is the adjectival form derived from nyelvtan (grammar). It is used to modify nouns, for example nyelvtani szabályok (grammatical rules), nyelvtani elemzés (grammatical analysis), or nyelvtani korrelációk. The term appears in educational contexts, linguistic research, and language teaching, where learners are taught the rules that govern word endings, sentence order, agreement, and punctuation.

Applications of nyelvtani knowledge include the development of grammar books, language assessment, and computational processing of language. It underpins dictionary entries, tutoring materials, and natural language processing tools that analyze or generate text. While the specifics of nyelvtani description vary across languages, the core goal remains the same: to explain how language systems are organized and how speakers produce and understand well-formed utterances.