syntax
/ˈsɪntæks/noun
mass noun
1- the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language句法：
the syntax of English.
英语的句法。
1.1
- a set of rules for or an analysis of this句子结构分析法：
generative syntax.
生成句子结构分析法。
1.2
- the branch of linguistics that deals with this句法学。
1.3
- the structure of statements in a computer language（计算机语言的）句法, 语构。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- 'together' + tassein 'arrange'.