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Meet 1.1. What Is Syntax

Syntax is the study of sentence construction and the grouping of words to form phrases and sentences, which is a key component of grammar alongside phonology and morphology. The document emphasizes that the focus is on the organizing principles of language rather than on descriptive or prescriptive grammar specific to any one language. It aims to explore grammatical concepts and technical terms applicable across various languages, highlighting the social aspects of language use.

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Meet 1.1. What Is Syntax

Syntax is the study of sentence construction and the grouping of words to form phrases and sentences, which is a key component of grammar alongside phonology and morphology. The document emphasizes that the focus is on the organizing principles of language rather than on descriptive or prescriptive grammar specific to any one language. It aims to explore grammatical concepts and technical terms applicable across various languages, highlighting the social aspects of language use.

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What is syntax?

Syntax is defined as sentence construction or how words group together to make


phrases and sentences. It is also given definition as the study of the syntactic properties of
languages. Syntax is said as one part of the grammar. Other grammar are phonology and
morphology.
Organizing principles refer to the grammar of a language. The study about how to
organize the syntax using the language such as words and phrases to form phrases and
sentences. The scope of study includes the classification of words, the order of words in
phrases and sentences, and the different sentence constructions. Examples are given in
different languages. In order to know and understand the way syntax works. It is given the
syntactic concepts and technical terms. Grammatical terms such as noun, verb, preposition,
relative clause, subject, nominative, agreement, and passive.

“We will be talking about grammar. This is not a Descriptive Grammar or


English or any other language. Some books are usually aim to catalogue
the regularities and peculiarities of one language rather than looking at the
organizing principles of language in general”.
“I won’t be trying to improve your grammar of English. Or it is not a
Prescriptive Grammar. No to teach where to use who and whom, when to
say Kim and I, or different than or different to. These are all social, not
linguistic matters”.

The purpose for learning grammar is not a language descriptive grammar. It does not
learn to give regularities and peculiarities of one language. It learns about the organizing
principles of language in general. Because of this reason, the examples of data are taken from
languages such as English, Indonesian, French, etc. Furthermore, it is not a prescriptive
grammar. It does not learn to improve our grammar of English because no teaching where to
use who and whom, when to address someone, or different than or different to. It is said not
linguistics matters but all social matters.

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