The Syntactic Approach in Arabic Grammar

Abstract

                Syntax pertains to the syntactic approach, which studies the relationships within the sentence structure, the movement and harmony of elements, and their coherence  within a complete and beneficial context where meanings align, and connotations 
coordinate to form an integrated unit that provides benefit. Syntax operates on the fundamental levels underlying modern linguistic analysis. Within the framework of  Arabic grammar, both ancient scholars and some of their modern counterparts have  addressed its concept and terminology, distinguishing it from grammar. This  distinction has been emphasized by figures such as de Saussure, the formalists, the functionalists, and particularly the generativists, who consider syntax a material that  is analyzed to extract the rules connecting its elements to generate new structures,  thus forming a set of appropriate relationships that link these elements together.