The difference between Linguistics and Syntax

When used as nouns, linguistics means the scientific study of language, whereas syntax means a set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.


check bellow for the other definitions of Linguistics and Syntax

  1. Linguistics as a noun:

    The scientific study of language.

  1. Syntax as a noun:

    A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

  2. Syntax as a noun (computing, countable):

    The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

  3. Syntax as a noun (linguistics):

    The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.