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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ''sintaxe'', from Late Latin ''syntaxis'', from [[Greek]], from ''syntassein'' to arrange [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''tassein'' to arrange | | Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ''sintaxe'', from Late Latin ''syntaxis'', from [[Greek]], from ''syntassein'' to arrange [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''tassein'' to arrange |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : the way in which linguistic elements (as [[words]]) are put [[together]] to form constituents (as phrases or clauses) | | *1a : the way in which linguistic elements (as [[words]]) are put [[together]] to form constituents (as phrases or clauses) |
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| *3: syntactics especially as dealing with the [[formal]] properties of [[languages]] or calculi | | *3: syntactics especially as dealing with the [[formal]] properties of [[languages]] or calculi |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In [[linguistics]], '''syntax''' (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] σύνταξις "arrangement" from σύν ''syn'', "together", and τάξις ''táxis'', "an ordering") is the [[study]] of the [[principles]] and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language natural languages]. | + | In [[linguistics]], '''syntax''' (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] σύνταξις "arrangement" from σύν ''syn'', "together", and τάξις ''táxis'', "an ordering") is the [[study]] of the [[principles]] and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language natural languages]. |
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− | 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics) sentence] [[structure]] of any [[individual]] language, as in "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_syntax the syntax of Modern Irish]." | + | 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics) sentence] [[structure]] of any [[individual]] language, as in "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_syntax the syntax of Modern Irish]." |
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| 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. | | 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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− | The term ''syntax'' is also used to refer to the rules [[governing]] the [[behavior]] of mathematical systems, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_languages formal languages] used in [[logic]]. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_(logic) Syntax (logic)]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming Computer-programming languages]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_(programming_languages) Syntax (programming languages)].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax] | + | The term ''syntax'' is also used to refer to the rules [[governing]] the [[behavior]] of mathematical systems, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_languages formal languages] used in [[logic]]. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_(logic) Syntax (logic)]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming Computer-programming languages]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_(programming_languages) Syntax (programming languages)].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
− | *'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax#Syntactic_terms Syntactic Terms]''''' | + | *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax#Syntactic_terms Syntactic Terms]''''' |
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| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |