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Introductory sentence

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This page has a strong introductory sentence that I believe is effect at communicating the purpose of the page. Keep up the great work! ~~~~ KauiLeFuJie (talk) 19:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Human Cognition SP23

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

  This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 January 2023 and 15 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sromero03 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Sromero03 (talk) 01:51, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Concatenation theory

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It seems concatenation theory (also called 'theoretical syntax') would fit nicely under #Theoretical syntactic models, but I don't think I can work it into the article with confidence at this point. Tule-hog (talk) 00:34, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Relation to semantics

Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

From the lede:

'Central concerns of syntax include ... and the relationship between form and meaning (semantics).'

This makes it seem like semantics is a part of syntax. Meanwhile on the semantics article, it reads:

'Semantics contrasts with syntax"

Syntax and semantics seem to be seperate, so the wording of the lede is confusing to me. Wikifan153 (talk) 10:50, 10 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Linguistics in the Digital Age

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  This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 January 2025 and 9 May 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Aubriejwinger (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by FblthpTheLost (talk) 00:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)Reply