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A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics

parse

// 1. vt. To assign a grammatical structure to (a string of words). Parsing may be a classroom exercise, but nowadays it is more usually carried out by computer programs called parsers.

2. vi. To be assigned a grammatical structure, especially successfully by the action of a parser. 3. n. The grammatical structure assigned to a string of words by the action of a parser.

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Parse from A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics. ISBN: 0-203-39336-8. Published: 2003–08–28. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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