As adjectives the difference between constructive and generative
is that
constructive is relating to or causing construction while
generative is having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
constructive English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Relating to or causing construction.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
(legal) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Synonyms
* (carefully considered and meant to be helpful) productive
Antonyms
* (relating to or causing construction) destructive
* (carefully considered and meant to be helpful) destructive
Derived terms
* constructive criticism
* constructive dismissal
* constructive eviction
* constructive notice
* constructive logic
* constructive trust
* constructively
* constructiveness
* constructivism
* deconstructive
* inconstructive
* unconstructive
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generative English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
* That generative particle. — Bentley
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- 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.
Related terms
* degenerative
Synonyms
* creative
Antonyms
* annihilative
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