The main features of Symbolic Grammar Two

Grammar II is a revolutionary system of rules characterized by original grammatical categories forming its basis. Here follows a list of the main revolutionary aspects :

1) The category “verb” is called “applicative function” and is made up of two basic components : “applicative” and “applicative medium”; the former indicates that there is a transformation whereas the latter specifies the kind of transformation; the verbal system includes some revolutionary tenses, such as the stunning “plenitudo temporis aeterni”;

2) The category “clause” (including the verb “to be”, the stative verbs but not the characterization function) is called “verbal function”, which generally consists of three components : “the applied element” (object), “the applicative function” (verb) and “the applier” (subject);

3) Subordinates are interpreted as complementary sentences of the main clauses; it is the symbol located at the top right of the characterization symbol to define the kind of subordinate; nonetheless, not all the complementary functions are subordinates;

4) The full stop does not exist. Each symbolic sentence is introduced by a beginning marker and closed by an end marker;

5) The grammatical system includes a series of divisor devices : the characterization function (plus its emphasis) and the conceptual full stop (plus its two emphasises); the conceptual full stop is a key device in the formation of relative clauses;

6) Modal verbs are seen as verbal modifiers along with the negation “not” and other symbolic devices;

7) There is a level going beyond the verbal one, i.e. the so – called “macro – verbal”. The “macro – verbality” is a highly important grammatical innovation;

8) Adverbs are etymologically interpreted as additional verbal information and this is clearly supported from the graphic point of view;

9) Adjectives are represented in different ways, from the graphic point of view, according to whether they are “predicate” or “descriptive”; possessive adjectives may either appear explicitly (through an intermediate function) or be elliptical (marked in bold within the treatise);

10) There are different kinds of verb “to be” : “to be in (temporal)”; “to be in (spatial)”; “to be (universal)”; “to be (particular)”; “to be (opinion level)”; “to be (divine)”; “to mean”;

11) Comparatives and superlatives are formed thanks to nominalized forms of the predicate adjective;

12) There are various devices used to avoid repetition of information.