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Saturday, February 2, 2013

What is Syntax?



It gives the function of every word in a sentence, and puts emphasis on the study of rules whereby the elements of sentence structure are put together to form grammatically correct sentences.

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  1. SYNTAX
    The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
    A set of rules for or an analysis of this: "generative syntax".

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  2. Syntax is the discipline that examines the rules of a language that dictate how the various parts of sentences go together. Syntax is descriptive because it looks at how language is actually used and tries to come up with rules that successfully describe what various language communities consider to be grammatical or non-grammatical. Syntax deals with a number of things, all of which help to facilitate being understood and understanding language. Without rules of syntax, there would be no foundation from which to try to discern meaning from a bunch of words strung together, whereas with syntax, an infinite number of sentences are possible using a fairly small finite number of rules.

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  3. syntax is also a part of grammar rules!.............

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  4. Syntax is the study of the principles and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages.

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  5. The term syntax is also used to refer directly to the rules and principles that govern the sentence structure of any individual language, for example in "the syntax of Modern Irish." Modern research in syntax attempts to describe languages in terms of such rules. Many professionals in this discipline attempt to find general rules that apply to all natural languages.

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  6. Syntax is important as it serves as a part of the grammar rules.

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  7. 1 a: the way in which linguistic elements (as words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses) b: the part of grammar dealing with this
    2: a connected or orderly system : harmonious arrangement of parts or elements
    3: syntactics especially as dealing with the formal properties of languages or calculi sources

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  8. In linguistics, syntax the study of the principles and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages".
    In addition to referring to the overarching discipline, the term syntax is also used to refer directly to the rules and principles that govern the sentence structure of any individual language, for example in "the syntax of Modern Irish." Modern research in syntax attempts to describe languages in terms of such rules. Many professionals in this discipline attempt to find general rules that apply to all natural languages.

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  9. Syntax is "the study of the principles and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages.

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