| Semiotics |
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| General concepts |
| Methods |
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Commutation test |
| Semioticians |
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Mikhail Bakhtin · Roland Barthes |
| Related topics |
In semiotics, syntagmatic analysis is analysis of syntax or surface structure (syntagmatic structure) as opposed to paradigms (paradigmatic analysis). This is often achieved using commutation tests [1].
Syntagmatic means one element selects the other element either to precede it or to follow it. For example, the definitive article "the" selects a noun and not a verb.