well-formednessn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɔːm(ᵻ)dnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɔrm(ᵻ)dnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well-formed adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < well-formed adj. + -ness suffix.

Linguistics and Philosophy.

The fact or condition of being formed according to the rules, esp. the syntactic rules, of a language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > [noun] > grammatical rule or principle > adherence to

grammaticalness1649

well-formedness1947

grammaticality1961

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > predicate or propositional logic > [noun] > well-formed formula > elements of

formation-rule1937

well-formedness1947

1947 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 12 98 The grammatical (syntactical) condition of well-formedness may be only a first necessary condition of being a statement in the sense of being meaningful.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 306/1 The condition of well-formedness [in logical formulas].

1961 N. Chomsky in Word 17 221 Information as to whether the sequence of phones is a properly formed or grammatical sentence and if not, in what respect it deviates from well-formedness.

1990 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 35 14 The Theta Criterion, a syntactic well-formedness condition on argument structure.

2011 V. Fromkin et al. Introd. Lang. (ed. 9) i. 13 It [sc. a descriptive grammar] explains how it is possible for you to speak and understand and make judgments about well-formedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-formedness
释义	well-formednessn. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɔːm(ᵻ)dnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɔrm(ᵻ)dnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well-formed adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < well-formed adj. + -ness suffix. Linguistics and Philosophy. The fact or condition of being formed according to the rules, esp. the syntactic rules, of a language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > [noun] > grammatical rule or principle > adherence to grammaticalness1649 well-formedness1947 grammaticality1961 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > predicate or propositional logic > [noun] > well-formed formula > elements of formation-rule1937 well-formedness1947 1947 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 12 98 The grammatical (syntactical) condition of well-formedness may be only a first necessary condition of being a statement in the sense of being meaningful. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 306/1 The condition of well-formedness [in logical formulas]. 1961 N. Chomsky in Word 17 221 Information as to whether the sequence of phones is a properly formed or grammatical sentence and if not, in what respect it deviates from well-formedness. 1990 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 35 14 The Theta Criterion, a syntactic well-formedness condition on argument structure. 2011 V. Fromkin et al. Introd. Lang. (ed. 9) i. 13 It [sc. a descriptive grammar] explains how it is possible for you to speak and understand and make judgments about well-formedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1947
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