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syntax

Posted on March 10, 2015March 1, 2015 by admin

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1. the study of the structure and formation of phrases and sentences.
She is a linguist specializing in German syntax.
2.  the rules in a language that govern the structure and formation of sentences.
“Colorless green ideas sleep furiously” is a famous example of a sentence that is semantically absurd but is in perfect accordance with the syntax of English.
3. the word order or pattern of word order in a phrase or sentence.
The complex syntax often used by Henry James makes reading his novels a challenge.
4. in computer science, the rules governing the way machine language commands are interpreted.
5. any systematic arrangement; order.

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