SYNTAX

Minatul Azmi (17180012)

CONTENTS
1 What is English syntax?

2 What is the scope of English

syntax?
3 How is English syntax related to
English grammar?
4
What is the difference between
syntax and morphology?
 What is English syntax?

Etymology: Sujatna (2008:1) syntax is originates from the Greek words

Syn = “together” and taxis = sequence, order, arragement

Terminology :Syntax is the part of linguistics that studied the

structure and formation of sentences. It explain how words and
phrases are arranged to form coherent sentences. (Febriani: 2018)

So, we can conclude that English syntax is the part of linguistics that studied the
structure and formation of English sentences. Also, It explain how words and phrases
are arranged to form coherent English sentences
What is the scope of English
syntax?

The scope of English syntax includes the

classification of words, the order of words in
phrases and sentences, the stucture of
phrases and sentences, and the different
sentence construction that languages use.
(Tallerman : 2011)
1. Classification of words in English : 2. The order of words in
Noun : book,storm,arrival phrase or sentences
Verb : push,sit,know
Adjective : good,blue,Polish
Adverb : quickly
Pronoun : you,this,nobody
Preposition : on,for,because of
Conjunction : and,if,while
Numeral : one,twice,third
Article : the,a
Interjection : ouch,tsk

3. The structure of phrase and sentences

Structure of modification, predication, complementation, coordination, and constituent structure
 How is English syntax related to English grammar?

Syntax is the branch of grammar

Syntax is basically a part of grammar that deals with the structure of more complex
expressions, while grammar is the cover-term for every aspect of the system of rules that tell
us which structures are well-formed and what they mean, including in morphology, phonology,
and possibly also semantics.
What is the difference between syntax and morphology?

(Hasa, 2016)
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