Editing Syntax (section)

{{Short description|System responsible for combining morphemes into complex structures}}
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{{Redirect|Sentence structure|sentence structure in traditional grammar|Sentence clause structure}}
{{Linguistics|Subfields}}

In [[linguistics]], '''syntax''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|t|æ|k|s}} {{respelling|SIN|taks}}){{refn|{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/syntax |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182026/https://www.lexico.com/definition/syntax |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=syntax |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}} }}{{refn|{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|=2016-01-22|syntax}}}} is the study of how words and [[morpheme]]s combine to form larger units such as [[phrase]]s and [[sentence (linguistics)|sentence]]s. Central concerns of syntax include [[word order]], [[grammatical relations]], hierarchical sentence structure ([[constituent (linguistics)|constituency]]),<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Syntax–Semantics Interface |encyclopedia=International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences |publisher=Elsevier |location=Amsterdam |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304194021 |last=Luuk |first=Erkki |date=2015 |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=James D. |edition=2nd |pages=900–905 |language=en |doi=10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.57035-4 |isbn=978-0-08-097087-5}}</ref> [[agreement (linguistics)|agreement]], the nature of crosslinguistic variation, and the relationship between form and meaning ([[semantics]]). Diverse approaches, such as [[generative grammar]] and functional grammar, offer unique perspectives on syntax, reflecting its complexity and centrality to understanding [[human language]].