Syntax — Syntactic redirects here. For another meaning of the adjective, see Syntaxis. For other uses, see Syntax (disambiguation). Linguistics … Wikipedia
Grammar — is the field of linguistics that covers the rules governing the use of any given natural language. It includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics. Each language has its own distinct… … Wikipedia
Syntax diagram — Syntax diagrams (or railroad diagrams) are a way to represent a formal grammar. They represent a graphical alternative to Backus Naur Form or EBNF. Early books using syntax diagrams include the Pascal User Manual written by Niklaus Wirth… … Wikipedia
grammar, syntax — Grammar is not a list of rules involving do s and don ts. As usually applied in speech and in some writing, the word usage should be substituted for grammar. Grammar itself is the science that deals with words and their relationships to each… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
grammar — [gram′ər] n. [ME gramer < OFr gramaire < L grammatica ( ars, art) < Gr grammatikē ( technē, art), grammar, learning < gramma, something written (see GRAM1): in L & Gr a term for the whole apparatus of literary study: in the medieval… … English World dictionary
grammar — ► NOUN 1) the whole system and structure of a language or of languages in general, usually taken as consisting of syntax and morphology. 2) knowledge and use of the rules or principles of grammar: bad grammar. 3) a book on grammar. 4) the basic… … English terms dictionary
Syntax — Syn tax, n. [L. syntaxis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put together in order; sy n with + ? to put in order; cf. F. syntaxe. See {Syn }, and {Tactics}.] 1. Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism. [Obs.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grammar — [n] language rules ABCs*, accidence, alphabet, elements, fundaments, linguistics, morphology, principles, rudiments, sentence structure, stratification, structure, syntax, tagmemics; concepts 275,276,770 … New thesaurus
grammar — grammarless, adj. /gram euhr/, n. 1. the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; morphology and syntax. 2. these features or constructions themselves: English grammar. 3. an account of these features; a set of rules… … Universalium
Syntax — Unter Syntax versteht man in der Grammatik die Satzlehre (siehe unten natürliche Syntax). Abstrakter versteht man darunter in der Sprachphilosophie seit Charles William Morris die rein formalen Beziehungen zwischen (sprachlichen) Zeichen oder die … Deutsch Wikipedia
grammar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mode of speaking and writing Nouns 1. grammar; accidence, syntax, analysis, synopsis, praxis, punctuation, syllabi[fi]cation; agreement. See speech, language, writing. 2. a. part of speech; participle;… … English dictionary for students