19 Feb
2019
19 Feb
'19
8:41 p.m.
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Syntax: the subject does verb to the object. I don't know anything about what just happened. Semantics: I know everything about what just happened, but I don't know how you've formulated a sentence to express it.
As someone with minimal formal linguistics background, I just wanted to chine in and say that I am appreciative for the detailed explanation of the differences between semantics and syntax, of the agent/action vs subject/verb distinctions. The last several posts in this thread have been highly enlightening. —jevreH