generative vs productive what difference
what is difference between generative and productive
English
Etymology
From Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif. Compare French génératif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnəɹətɪv/, /ˈdʒɛnɹətɪv/, /dʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/
Adjective
generative (comparative more generative, superlative most generative)
- Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
- Of course, structures like those associated with (36) and (37) constitute only a tiny subset of the infinite set of well-formed sentence structures found in English. We can increase the Generative Capacity of our grammar ( = the set of structures which it generates) either by expanding the Lexicon on the one hand, or by expanding the Categorial Rules (i.e. Phrase Structure Rules) on the other.
Synonyms
- creative
Antonyms
- annihilative
Related terms
- degenerative
Translations
German
Adjective
generative
- inflection of generativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
generative
- feminine plural of generativo
Anagrams
- generatevi
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin productivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈdʌktɪv/
Adjective
productive (comparative more productive, superlative most productive)
- Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
- Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
- Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
- (linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
- Moreover, this relationship is a productive one, in the sense that when new Adjectives are created (e.g. ginormous concocted out of gigantic and enormous), then the corresponding Adverb form (in this case ginormously) can also be used. And in those exceptional cases where Adverbs do not end in -ly, they generally have the same form as the corresponding Adjective, as with hard, fast, etc.
- (medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
- (medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
- (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
Usage notes
In English, the plural suffix “-es” is productive because it can be appended to an open set of words (singular nouns ending in sibilants). Thus, if a new word with that pattern becomes an English noun (e.g. *examplex), it would have a default plural (e.g. *examplexes) because “-es” is productive.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:productive
Antonyms
Related terms
- productively
- productiveness
- productivity
Translations
References
- productive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- productive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Adjective
productive
- feminine singular of productif
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proː.dukˈtiː.u̯e/, [pɾoːd̪ʊkˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro.dukˈti.ve/, [prɔd̪ukˈt̪iːvɛ]
Adjective
prōductīve
- vocative masculine singular of prōductīvus
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