Syntactic StructuresSyntactic Structures is a seminal work in linguistics by American linguist Noam Chomsky, originally published in 1957. A short monograph of about a hundred pages, it is…View analysis →
Semantic changeSemantic change (also semantic shift, semantic progression, semantic development, or semantic drift) is a form of language change regarding the evolution of word usage—usually to…View analysis →
Lexical semanticsLexical semantics (also known as lexicosemantics), as a subfield of linguistic semantics, is the study of word meanings. It includes the study of how words structure their…View analysis →
Distributional semanticsDistributional semantics is a research area that develops and studies theories and methods for quantifying and categorizing semantic similarities between linguistic items based…View analysis →
Kripke semanticsKripke semantics (also known as relational semantics or frame semantics, and often confused with possible world semantics) is a formal semantics for non-classical logic systems…View analysis →
Denotational semanticsIn computer science, denotational semantics (initially known as mathematical semantics or Scott–Strachey semantics) is an approach of formalizing the meanings of programming…View analysis →
Syntax–semantics interfaceIn linguistics, the syntax–semantics interface is the interaction between syntax and semantics. Its study encompasses phenomena that pertain to both syntax and semantics, with…View analysis →
Arden syntaxArden syntax is a markup language designed for representing and sharing medical knowledge in a standardized, executable format. It is primarily used by clinical decision support…View analysis →
Abstract syntax treeAn abstract syntax tree (AST) is a tree data structure used in computer science to represent the abstract syntactic structure of text, often source code, written in a formal…View analysis →
Syntactic sugarIn computer science, syntactic sugar is syntax within a programming language that is designed to make things easier to read or to express. It makes the language "sweeter" for…View analysis →
Operational semanticsOperational semantics is a category of formal programming language semantics in which certain desired properties of a program, such as correctness, safety or security, are…View analysis →
Syntax highlightingSyntax highlighting is a feature of text editors that is used for programming, scripting, or markup languages, such as HTML. The feature displays text, especially source code, in…View analysis →
MorphophonologyMorphophonology (also morphophonemics or morphonology) is the branch of linguistics that studies the interaction between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes. Its…View analysis →
Syntactic foamSyntactic foams are composite materials synthesized by filling a metal, polymer, cementitious or ceramic matrix with spheres as aggregates. The spheres may be hollow, called…View analysis →
SemanticsSemantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of…View analysis →
PhoneticsPhonetics is a branch of linguistics that mainly concerns the articulation, sound wave properties, and perception of speech sounds. The field of phonetics is traditionally…View analysis →
PhonologyPhonology (formerly also phonemics or phonematics) is the branch of linguistics that concerns how languages organize the foundational elements that make their words. In spoken…View analysis →
SyntaxIn linguistics, syntax (/ˈsɪntæks/ SIN-taks) is the study of how words and morphemes combine to form well-formed larger units such as phrases and sentences. Central concerns in…View analysis →
Prestige (sociolinguistics)Prestige in sociolinguistics is the level of regard normally accorded a specific language or dialect within a speech community, relative to other languages or dialects. Prestige…View analysis →
Articulatory phoneticsThe field of articulatory phonetics is a subfield of phonetics that studies articulation and ways that humans produce speech. Articulatory phoneticians explain how humans produce…View analysis →
Semantic networkA semantic network, or frame network is a knowledge base that represents semantic relations between concepts in a network. This is often used as a form of knowledge…View analysis →
Metasyntactic variableA metasyntactic variable is a specific word or set of words identified as a placeholder in computer science and specifically computer programming. These words are commonly found…View analysis →
Register (sociolinguistics)In sociolinguistics, a register is a variety of language used for a particular purpose or particular communicative situation. For example, when speaking officially or in a public…View analysis →
Historical Chinese phonologyHistorical Chinese phonology deals with reconstructing the sounds of historical varieties of Chinese. Since Chinese is written with logographic characters rather than…View analysis →
