complex syntax
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomplexandsyntax
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complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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syntax
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɪn.tæks/us/ˈsɪn.tæks/
language
the grammatical arrangement of words in ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandsyntaxfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Acomplexsyntaxwould prevent use by non computer scientists.
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For both groups, the proportion of utterances withcomplexsyntaxmake up a higher proportion of the total number of utterances as utterance length increases.
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Analysis of the structural aspects of language included the assessment of morphosyntactic errors and the use ofcomplexsyntax.
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With respect to the participants' use ofcomplexsyntax, typical controls used complex sentences with increased frequency and diversity, as they got older.
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Its main disadvantage is its rathercomplexsyntaxand the lack of a semantic justification.
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For both groups, the proportion of utterances containingcomplexsyntaxgenerally increased with increasing utterance length.
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This definition of utterance accommodates instances in which some children at times simply listed the objects they saw in the pictures, without usingcomplexsyntax.
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The present study offers an opportunity to reexamine this hypothesis because it used narrative samples in whichcomplexsyntaxis used.
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In brief, complex thoughts do not requirecomplexsyntax(although they may well require complex discourse structures).
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Development in the area of theory of mind strongly shows strong association with development in the area ofcomplexsyntax.
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Notably, no results could have been obtained had the patients not been attuned tocomplexsyntax, because in most cases the tasks require understanding complex stories and answering questions afterwards.
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This extension has, however, been criticized for being difficult to use and requiring the user to memorizecomplexsyntax.
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The style relies oncomplexsyntaxand unusual words.
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Normal subjects appear to express themselves using morecomplexsyntax, whereas flat affect subjects speak with fewer words, and fewer words per sentence.
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Syntaxis (contrasted to parataxis) is style in writing or in rhetoric that favorscomplexsyntax, as against simple sentence structures.
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