| Main Entry: | syntax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement |
Synonyms: |
order, pattern, structure, system |
| Notes: | grammar consists of a description of all the elements in a language; syntax focuses on the relationships between words that determine their order in sentences - grammar is the entire study and syntax is one part only |
| Main Entry: | grammar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | language rules |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, accidence, alphabet, elements, fundaments, linguistics, morphology, principles, rudiments, sentence structure, stratification, structure, syntax, tagmemics |
| Notes: | grammar consists of a description of all the elements in a language; syntax focuses on the relationships between words that determine their order in sentences - grammar is the entire study and syntax is one part only |
| Main Entry: | word order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word arrangement |
Synonyms: |
structure, syntactic arrangement, syntactic structure, syntactics, syntax |
| Main Entry: | phraseology |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expression |
Synonyms: |
diction, language, locution, manner, parlance, style, syntax, wording |
| Concept: | Grammar. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray (schoolbook); correct style, philology (language) [more].
-verbs
parse, punctuate, syllabicate.
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