Well, there are two things here: syntax, and lexical form or lexical syntax -- the underlying structure and the textual representation. The term 'lexical form/s

Well, there are two things here: syntax, and lexical form or lexical syntax -- the underlying structure and the textual representation. The term 'lexical form/syntax' ought to be more popularly used, and hence make it clearer to talk about exactly what we like or do not.