syn|tax

syn|tax
syn|tax «SIHN taks», noun.
1. a) the way in which the words and phrases of a sentence are arranged to show how they relate to each other; sentence structure: »

In syntax and vocabulary the message of the written record is unmistakable, and it exerts a tremendous effect upon the standard language (Leonard Bloomfield).

 b) the patterns of such arrangement in a given language: »

The team wants to analyze the syntax of one pair of languages (German and English) in terms of mathematical symbolism (Newsweek).

 c) the use or function of a word, phrase, or clause in a sentence. d) the part of grammar dealing with the construction and function of phrases, clauses, and sentences: »

The object in syntax is still to discover the relations between the parts of the expression (Joshua Whatmough).

2. Obsolete. an orderly or systematic arrangement of parts or elements; connected order or system of things: »

Concerning the syntax and disposition of studies, that men may know in what order…to read (Francis Bacon).

╂[< Late Latin syntaxis < Greek sýntaxis < syntássein < syn- together + tássein arrange]

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