Syntactics
noun, (used with a singular verb) Linguistics.
1.
the branch of semiotics dealing with the formal properties of languages and systems of symbols.
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) the branch of semiotics that deals with the formal properties of symbol systems; proof theory
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- Syntactic salt
The opposite of syntactic sugar, a feature designed to make it harder to write bad code. Specifically, syntactic salt is a hoop the programmer must jump through just to prove that he knows what’s going on, rather than to express a program action. Some programmers consider required type declarations to be syntactic salt. A requirement […]
- Syntactic sugar
Term coined by Peter Landin for additions to the syntax of a language which do not affect its expressiveness but make it “sweeter” for humans to use. Syntactic sugar gives the programmer an alternative way of coding that is more succinct or more like some familiar notation. It does not affect the expressiveness of the […]
- Syntagm
noun, plural syntagmas, syntagmata [sin-tag-muh-tuh] /sɪnˈtæg mə tə/ (Show IPA). Linguistics. 1. an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship. noun (pl) -tagmata (-ˈtæɡmətə), -tagms 1. a syntactic unit or a word or phrase forming a syntactic unit 2. a systematic collection of statements or propositions
- Syntagmatic
adjective, Linguistics. 1. pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining. adjective 1. of or denoting a syntagma 2. (linguistics) Also synˈtagmic (sɪnˈtæɡmɪk). denoting or concerning […]
- Syntality
noun 1. behavioral characteristics of a group perceived as parallel to or inferable from the personality structure of an individual.