Syntactic vs. Lexical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Syntactic and Lexical
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Syntactic
Of, relating to, or conforming to the rules of syntax.
Lexical
Of or relating to the vocabulary, words, or morphemes of a language.
Syntactic
Of, related to or connected with syntax.
The sentence “I saw he” contains a syntactic mistake.
Lexical
Of or relating to lexicography or a lexicon.
Syntactic
Containing morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words e.g. greenfinch
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Lexical
(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language
Syntactic
Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction.
Lexical
(linguistics) Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary
Syntactic
Of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax;
The syntactic rules of a language
Lexical
(linguistics) Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word
A lexical verb
Lexical
Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon.
Lexical
Of or relating to words;
Lexical decision task
Lexical
Of or relating to dictionaries
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