Syntax vs. Semantics

Syntaxnoun

A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

Syntaxnoun

The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

Syntaxnoun

(linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

Syntaxnoun

Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism.

Syntaxnoun

That part of grammar which treats of the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any language.

Syntaxnoun

the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

Syntaxnoun

a systematic orderly arrangement

Syntaxnoun

studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

Syntax

In linguistics, syntax () is the study of how words and morphemes combine to form larger units such as phrases and sentences. Central concerns of syntax include word order, agreement, the nature of crosslinguistic variation, and the relationship between form and meaning.

Semanticsnoun

(linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.

Semanticsnoun

The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.

Semanticsnoun

The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

Semanticsnoun

(computer science) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.

Semantics

the study of the meanings of words and of the sense development of words; - formerly called semasiology.

Semantics

a doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with others and one's environment is enhanced by training in the more critical use of words and other symbols; - also called general semantics.

Semantics

the meanings of words as they are used to achieve an effect; especially, the multiple meanings of words or the multiplicity of words having the same meaning; - used in referring to the confusion that can be caused (intentionally or unintentionally) by multiple meanings; as, there's no real difference, it's only a matter of semantics.

Semanticsnoun

the study of language meaning

Semantics

Semantics (from Ancient Greek: σημαντικός sēmantikós, ) is the study of meaning, reference, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy, linguistics and computer science.