syntax

Meanings

• Noun, (specifically) in the context of grammar

  The arrangement of words in a sentence, particularly in relation to their grammatical functions.

  - "The subject comes before the verb in English syntax."
  - "A correct understanding of syntax is essential for effective communication."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsɪn.tæks/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

syntaxis

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Variants

List of all variants of syntax that leads to same result
syntax , syntaxes

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Greek word 'taxis' meaning 'arrangement' or 'order'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'syntax' is also used in computer science to refer to the rules that govern the combination of symbols in a programming or markup language.

2. The study of syntax is called 'syntaxics'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Grammar: Syntax is a sub-component of grammar, focusing specifically on the arrangement of words.

2. Morphology: Morphology deals with the internal structure of words, while syntax deals with the arrangement of words in a sentence.

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Quotes

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1. Everyone has good days and bad days. Her "syntax" is sometimes a world unto itself. But George H.W. Bush occasionally sounded as though English were more foe than friend, and he was an astute president who managed complexity with skill and balance.

   - Jon Meacham,{it}Newsweek{/it},13 Oct. 2008

2. Coming from a great distance and wholly unrelated to the Teutonic, Latin and Slav languages that fence it in, Hungarian has remained miraculously intact. Everything about the language is different, not only the words themselves, but the way they are formed, the "syntax" and grammar and above all the cast of mind that brought them into being.

   - Patrick Leigh Fermor,{it}Between the Woods and the Water{/it},1986

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Culture

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Syntactical rules have been used in various languages throughout history, with notable differences between English and other languages such as Chinese and Polynesian languages which rely heavily on context rather than strict word order.

How to Memorize "syntax"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sentence as a puzzle, where each word has a specific place.
   - Visualize the parts of speech and their roles in a sentence.

2. associate
   

   - Associate syntax with the structure of a well-built house.
   - Think of syntax as the glue that holds words together in a sentence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'SOS' to remember the order of parts of a sentence: Subject, Object, Verb.
   - Create a mental image of a sentence as a tree, with the trunk being the main verb and branches representing the subjects and objects.

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