Lexical Asymmetry
asymmetry relevant grammar , linguistics, in contexts of lexical analysis , transformational grammar.
enumeration example: in english, there grammatical rules specifying coordinate items in enumeration or series. similar rules exist programming languages , mathematical notation. these rules vary, , require lexical asymmetry considered grammatically correct.
for example, in standard written english:
sell domesticated cats, dogs, , goldfish. ### in-line asymmetric , grammatical
sell domesticated animals (cats, dogs, goldfish). ### in-line symmetric , grammatical
sell domesticated animals (cats, dogs, goldfish,). ### in-line symmetric , ungrammatical
sell domesticated animals: ### outline symmetric , grammatical
- cats
- dogs
- goldfish
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