Syntactic Features of a language based on MTL-MLB.pptx

The term is also used to mean the study of the syntactic properties of a language. In computer contexts, the term refers to the proper ordering of symbols and codes so that the computer can understand what instructions are telling it to do. Syntax is the proper order of words in a phrase or sentence.
In linguistics, "syntax" refers to the rules that govern the ways in which words combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. The term "syntax" comes from the Greek, meaning "arrange together." The term is also used to mean the study of the syntactic properties of a language.
Here are some examples of how syntax governs English. Agreement: She is a person. versus She am a person. Case: He took me to the restaurant. versus He took I to the restaurant. Reflexive pronouns: I bought myself a new shirt. versus I bought my a new shirt. Word order: We ate fish for dinner. versus For dinner ate we fish.

1. Syntactic Features of a language

2. Syntax Organization of words Came originally from Greek and literally meant ‘a setting out together’ or ‘arrangement’.

3. AMBIGUITY It is grammatically correct, but each has more than one meaning and can cause communication breakdown.

4. Pragmatic Ambiguity The context implies that the speaker and hearer have shared knowledge of information

5. Structural Ambiguity The arrangement of words or sentence structure affects how the sentence is interpreted. Bracketing the phrases will help clarify the meaning.

6. The school needs more qualified teachers . The school needs [more qualified] teachers. The school needs more [qualified teachers .]

7. An old woman’s shawl. [An old woman’s] shawl. An old [woman’s shawl]

8. N – Nouns (book, the comic book) V – Verb (write, eating, were, have been, was born) A – Adjectives (hungry, wet, talented, busy, crowded, many, much, least, older) P – Prepositions (with, of, on, under, because of, inspite of, beyond) Adv – Adverbs (often, never, unfortunately, quickly, hungrily, soon) Det – Determiners (a, an, the, very, all, every, each)

9. Phrase Structure Rules S- sentence VP – Verb Phrase NP – Noun Phrase

10. Examples The Dogs barked. The dogs barked loudly. My sister loves chocolates. We are leaving for Canada. After the storm the rainbow comes.