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Difference Between Syntax and Semantics

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Difference Between Syntax and Semantics

Definition

Syntax: A sub-discipline of linguistic that studies the structure of a sentence.

Semantics: A sub-discipline of linguistic that studies the meaning of words and sentences.

Areas

Syntax: Word order, Parts of Speech, Types of sentences, etc. are studied in Syntax.

Semantics: Elements like ambiguity, the relationship between words and sentences based on meaning are studied in language.

Meaningful sentences
Syntax: A syntactically correct sentence is not necessarily a meaningful sentence.

Semantics: A meaningful sentence has to be syntactically correct.

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