Syntagmatic analysis is a concept derived from linguistics and semiotics, primarily associated with the structuralist approach to language and meaning. It refers to the relationships and associations that words or signs have with one another within a sequential context—essentially, how elements operate in conjunction with one another in a sequence (or "syntagm"). In syntagmatic analysis, the focus is on the horizontal relationships of elements that are combined to create meaning.
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