ungrammatical

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ grammatical. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ungrammatical (comparative more ungrammatical, superlative most ungrammatical) (linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage. Synonyms: agrammatical, ungrammatic Antonym: grammatical ==== Usage notes ==== In formal linguistics, ungrammatical sentences are labelled using an asterisk (*): *The subject of this sentence is. This convention goes back at least as far as Leonard Bloomfield's Language (1933). In the precise usage of linguistics, being ungrammatical does not mean violating prescription; rather, it means violating requirements of the language that are descriptively obligate. For example, the following sentences are not ungrammatical; they are merely proscribed by some outdated notions: "If they ask who donated the money for the bicycles, tell them it was Santa Claus, not me." "There are some types of shenanigans that the teacher simply won't put up with." ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ungrammaticalized ==== Translations ====