accidence

noun

ac·ci·dence ˈak-sə-dən(t)s How to pronounce accidence (audio)

-ˌden(t)s

grammar

: a part of grammar that deals with inflections (see inflection sense 2a)

Inflectional morphology studies the way in which words vary (or "in-flect"), in order to express grammatical contrasts in sentences, such as singular/plural or past/present tense. In older grammar books, this branch of the subject was referred to as "accidence."

David Crystal

Grammar has become that branch of linguistics that deals with a language's inflexions (accidence), other structures of words (morphology), its phonetics system (phonology), and the arrangement of its words in sentences (syntax).

Philip Howard

Word History

Etymology

Middle English accidens "set of grammatical endings," borrowed from Late Latin accidentia "categories applicable to a word class (such as gender, number, and case for nouns)," from neuter plural of Latin accident-, accidens "contingent attribute" — more at accident

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	accidence
释义	accidence noun ac·ci·dence ˈak-sə-dən(t)s -ˌden(t)s grammar : a part of grammar that deals with inflections (see inflection sense 2a) Inflectional morphology studies the way in which words vary (or "in-flect"), in order to express grammatical contrasts in sentences, such as singular/plural or past/present tense. In older grammar books, this branch of the subject was referred to as "accidence." David Crystal Grammar has become that branch of linguistics that deals with a language's inflexions (accidence), other structures of words (morphology), its phonetics system (phonology), and the arrangement of its words in sentences (syntax). Philip Howard Word History Etymology Middle English accidens "set of grammatical endings," borrowed from Late Latin accidentia "categories applicable to a word class (such as gender, number, and case for nouns)," from neuter plural of Latin accident-, accidens "contingent attribute" — more at accident First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above
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