Question

To an american, the phrase, "how are you today?" sounds correct whereas the phrase "today you are how?" sounds incorrect. the second phrase violates which rule of language?

Answer 1

The second phrase violates the Syntax rule in the system of language. A syntax is part of the rules that specifies the formation of words and combination to provide meaning in the sentence. The introduction of the language rule such as subject-verb agreement is present in the English system.