... 41 What is syntax? 177 Section four: SAMPLE TESTS IN ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 178 Bibliography 197 v Linguistics (a) Semantics - The expression of meaning in English at ... (time, place, person) Pragmatic meaning Maxims of conversation Maxims of politeness x ENGLISH SYNTAX Introduction • Syntax: “the study of how words combine to form sentences and the rules which govern ... inflectional suffixes in English are: The adjective comparative morpheme {–er1}: small–er, saf(e)–er, thinn–er, etc The adjective superlative morpheme {–est1}: small–est, saf(e)–est, thinn–est, etc 2.2.1.3.2...