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Syntax vs Constituent - What's the difference?

syntax | constituent |

As nouns the difference between syntax and constituent

is that syntax is a set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences while constituent is a part, or component of a whole.

As an adjective constituent is

being a part, or component of a whole.

syntax

English

(wikipedia syntax)

Noun

(syntaxes)
  • A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
  • *
    •   The incorporation of a rule of V MOVEMENT into our description of English Syntax turns out to have fundamental theoretical implications for our overall Theory of Grammar: it means that we are no longer able to posit that the syntactic structure of a sentence can be described in terms of a single Phrase-marker representing its S-structure. For, the postulation of a rule of V-MOVEMENT means that we must recognise at least two different levels of structure in our Theory of Grammar — namely, a level of D-structure'' (formerly known as ‘Deep Structure?) which serves as input to the rule, and a separate level of ''S-structure which is formed by application of the rule.
  • (computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
  • (linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

    • Usage notes

    The joke plural syntices occasionally occurs in blogs (by false analogy with matrix etc.)

    Derived terms

    * morphosyntax * syntactic * syntactician

    Related terms

    * syntax error * syntax highlighting

    See also

    * grammar * morphology ----

    constituent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • being a part, or component of a whole
  • * Dryden
    • Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man.
  • authorized to make a constitution
  • * Junius
    • A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body.

    Related terms

    * constitute * constituency * constitution * constitutional * constitutive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a part, or component of a whole
  • * Tyndall
    • We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water.
  • The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
  • * Sir M. Hale
    • Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance.
  • A resident of a place represented by an elected official.
  • * Macaulay
    • To appeal from the representatives to the constituents .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online.}}
  • (legal) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
    • (Burrill)
  • (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause.
  • *
    • Thus, the postulation of a Noun Phrase'' constituent is justified on morphological grounds, since it is not obvious how we could describe the grammar of the genitive 's inflection in English without saying that it's a ''Noun Phrase inflection.

    See also

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    External links

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