linguistic rule

1. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice (synset 107274440)
   referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
   is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   subtypes:

   • linguistic universal, universal - (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
   • grammatical rule, rule of grammar - a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
   • morphological rule, rule of morphology - a linguistic rule for the formation of words
   same as: rule

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