tutorial on syntax search

is there a tutorial on doing a syntax search? i don't mean a tutorial on the value of a syntax search - but a step by step tutorial on how to do one. I did not see it on the web.

i was able to figure out how to do one (i've only done a hebrew search so far) because a few years ago someone in the academic dept. walked me through it and i saved the steps. Without someone helping me i would not have been able to figure it out on my own. i have a hard time understanding the printed material on this in the help section. GREAT PRODUCT.

howard

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steve clark

You might look at this post

http://community.logos.com/forums/t/4739.aspx

You might also check the wiki here

http://wiki.logos.com/Tips_from_the_Forum

and look at the see also links under Search

davidphillips

Howard,

The best way to learn syntax searches is to model a search of a verse and to keep asking questions. Rick Brannan also has some posts from 3.0 about syntax searching that are very helpful: http://blog.logos.com/archives/syntax/.

Here's a "tutorial" of sorts for a search on John 3:16. There's additional information in this post after the pictures about using the plus signs to add search components.

First click to add a new search item. Add a "Clause" (1)

If you hover over the "clause," you will see four plus marks, which specify where you would like to add a new element. We're going to need to add 4 Clause components and a conjunction(adjunct, conjunction, predicator, subject, and complement). All of these are to the right of the primary clause, just like in the Clause visualization (2). As a result, we want to add the first element to the right of the clause. So we can click on the plus sign on the right hand side and choose "clause component" (3).

Let's add the rest of the clause components. Because the rest of the items are beneath the first component (again, see the clause visualization) (4), they need to be added from the plus sign beneath clause component 1. So add a conjunction by clicking on the plus sign beneath clause component 1 (5). Notice how the conjunction is beneath 1, but is subordinate to Clause 1. Visually this tells us it is a member of clause 1 (linked by an arrow), but must follow clause component 1 (because it is beneath). Again, notice how this matches the clause visualization of John 3.16. Go ahead and add another three clause components, using the plus signs beneath the conjunction and the added clause components (6).

Now we can specifiy the basic elements of the search by clicking on the appropriate boxes and specifying what they are. Notice how it matches the clause visualization (7).

Finally, let's run the search!

It's a success! 8 hits, including John 3:16 (8)!

Here's some more information about how the plus signs work when adding search components:

Right plus signs: The right plus sign adds a subordinate or "child" element.

Left plus signs: The left plus sign adds a superordinate (is that a word?) or "parent" element.

Left and right plus signs add parents and children, respectively.

Down plus signs: The down plus sign adds an element that is at the same level of subordination as the item above it, but it must follow the item above it (unless it is in an unordered group). It has the same parent as the item above it.

Up plus signs: the up plus sign adds an element that is at the same level of subordination as the item below it, but must precede the item above it (unless it is in an unordered group). It has the same parent as the item below it.

Up and down plus signs add siblings. When you click on one, you will add an item that has the same parent as the item it comes from.

Hopefully that is a helpful way to understand how to connect items.

Howard Silverman

thank you so much!

Howard Silverman

thanks so much!!

Howard Silverman

thanks for these links.

davidphillips

No problem!

Howard Silverman

now that i watched the tutorial a question arises - can i type in hebrew and greek in the search?

Dave Hooton

No problem!

Hi David

I have an outline of "A Strategy for Syntax Search" which tries not to be a tutorial because it is intended for the wiki and uses general terminology to cover all the Syntax methods. It does need some diagrams. Would you be prepared to "flesh it out" if I put it there?