PPT-Chapter 2 (Scott) Programming Language Syntax

1 Lexical and Syntactic Analysis Chomsky Grammar Hierarchy Lexical Analysis Tokenizing Syntactic Analysis Parsing Lexical analysis is called scanning in your text Programming Languages. How Humans Spoke at the Dawn of Language, and Why our Grammars still Preserve “Fossils” of such Speech. WSU Humanities Center, 9/17/13 . Ljiljana. . Progovac. progovac@wayne.edu. Acknowledgements. Close Reading & Reading Closely. Definition of Syntax. the . way in which linguistic elements (as words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses. ) . from Merriam Webster. The arrangement of words, sentences, phrases and parts of language to form meaning. The understanding of syntax is part of the study of linguistics.. Types of Linguistic Theories. Prescriptive. : “prescriptive linguistics” is an oxymoron. Prescriptive grammar: . how people ought to talk. Descriptive. : provide account of syntax of a language. Descriptive grammar. Modern Programming Languages, 2nd ed.. 1. Syntax And Semantics. Programming language syntax: how programs look, their form and structure. Syntax is defined using a kind of formal grammar. Programming language semantics: what programs do, their behavior and meaning. How Humans Spoke at the Dawn of Language, and Why our Grammars still Preserve “Fossils” of such Speech. WSU Humanities Center, 9/17/13 . Ljiljana. . Progovac. progovac@wayne.edu. Acknowledgements. The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand