But grammar enters the picture here, too, and dictionaries are remiss in syntactic description of how the language works in comparison with what its words mean, how they are spelled and pronounced, and where they came from.
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(ROOT (S (CC But) (S (NP (NN grammar)) (VP (VBZ enters) (NP (DT the) (NN picture)) (ADVP (RB here))) (, ,) (ADVP (RB too))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NNS dictionaries)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ remiss) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ syntactic) (NN description)) (PP (IN of) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN language)) (VP (VBZ works) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN comparison))) (PP (IN with) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP$ its) (NNS words)) (VP (VBP mean))))) (, ,) (SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN spelled) (CC and) (VBN pronounced))))) (, ,) (CC and) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN from))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Dictionaries are negligent in the description of how language functions in comparison to word meanings, spelling, pronunciation and where it is derived from.
( Dictionaries ( ( are ( negligent ( in ( ( the description ) ( of ( ( ( how ( ( ( language functions ) ( in ( comparison ( to ( ( ( ( word meanings ) , ) spelling ) , ) ) ) ) ) pronunciation ) ) and ) ( where ( it ( is ( derived from ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Dictionaries)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ negligent) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN description)) (PP (IN of) (SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (NP (NN language) (NNS functions)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN comparison)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NN word) (NNS meanings)) (, ,) (NP (NN spelling)) (, ,)))))) (VP (VBZ pronunciation)))) (CC and) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN derived) (PP (IN from)))))))))))) (. .)))