Means of providing commentary on the language of the text include notes on textual [[criticism]], [[syntax]] and [[semantics]], and the [[analysis]] of [[rhetoric]], literary [[tropes]], and [[style]]. The aim is to remove, lessen or point out [[linguistic]] obstacles to reading and understanding the text. | Means of providing commentary on the language of the text include notes on textual [[criticism]], [[syntax]] and [[semantics]], and the [[analysis]] of [[rhetoric]], literary [[tropes]], and [[style]]. The aim is to remove, lessen or point out [[linguistic]] obstacles to reading and understanding the text. |