syntax

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪntaks/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language: the syntax of English
  • a set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language: generative syntax
  • the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax.
  • 2the structure of statements in a computer language.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- 'together' + tassein 'arrange'

Grammar

The study of how words are selected and arranged to form sentences. Syntax is a major part of grammar, the other being morphology.