Syntax (definition)

Definition

The term Syntax refers to the properties of word order and sentence structure for a given language. The term is also used to describe the scientific study of sentence structure as part of the study of Linguistics. To find a list of basic topics in the syntax of Scottish Gaelic see Gaelic Syntax (Overview).

Someone who studies Syntax is known as a Syntactician

Syntactic Terminology

• Parts of Speech
  • Adjective (Adj)
  • Adjective Phrase (AdjP or AP)
  • Adverb (Adv)
  • Adverb Phrase (AdvP or AP)
  • Auxiliary (Aux, T or INFL)
  • Complementizer (C)
  • Complementizer Phrase (CP)
  • Noun (N)
  • Noun Phrase (NP)
  • Verb (V)
  • Verb Phrase (VP)
• Clause
• Finite
• Non-finite
• Gender