syntax — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   The incorporation of a rule of V MOVEMENT into our description of English Syntax turns out to have fundamental theoretical implications for our overall Theory of Grammar: it means that we are no longer able to posit that the syntactic structure of a sentence can be described in terms of a single Phrase-marker representing its S-structure. For, the postulation of a rule of V-MOVEMENT means that we must recognise at least two different levels of structure in our Theory of Grammar — namely, a level of D-structure (formerly known as ‘Deep Structureʼ) which serves as input to the rule, and a separate level of S-structure which is formed by application of the rule.

2. The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое

3. The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.

   Примеры

   [Otto] Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing.

Существительное

1. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

   Синонимы

   sentence structurephrase structure

   Более общие понятия

   structure

2. a systematic orderly arrangement

   Более общие понятия

   systemscheme

3. studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

   Более общие понятия

   grammar