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<p>New page: {{stub}} In <a href="/index.php/Generative_grammar" title="Generative grammar">generative grammar</a>, the term &#039;&#039;&#039;substantive universal&#039;&#039;&#039; has been used for specific elements of the grammar that are claimed to occur in all grammars. Substantive universa...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{stub}}<br /> <br /> In [[generative grammar]], the term '''substantive universal''' has been used for specific elements of the grammar that are claimed to occur in all grammars. Substantive universals are often contrasted with [[formal universal]]s.<br /> <br /> Examples are [[feature]]s (such as the distinctive features of phonology, as listed in Chomsky &amp; Halle 1968), categories (such as noun, verb, adjective, as in Baker 2003), or even rules (such as [[passivization]], in [[relational grammar]]).<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> *[[universal]]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> Chomsky &amp; Halle 1968<br /> Baker 2003<br /> <br /> ===Other languages===<br /> German [[substanzielles Universale]]<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:General]]</div>

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