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Featured Article: Grammar

A generative parse tree: the sentence is divided into a noun phrase (subject), and a verb phrase which includes the object
Grammar is the set of rules that allow a speaker to form an intelligible communication. In linguistics, the grammar of a natural language is its set of structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clauses, phrases, and words. The term can also refer to the study of such constraints, a field that includes domains such as phonology, morphology, and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.

Popular Article: Marquis de Sade

Portrait of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his literary depictions of a libertine sexuality as well as numerous accusations of sex crimes. His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues, and political tracts. He is best known for his erotic works, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography. The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name in reference to the works of fiction he wrote, which portrayed numerous acts of sexual cruelty.

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