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nouna linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax
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- than A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that.
- panini Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)
- aristarchus an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
- aelius donatus Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)
- donatus Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)