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This lecture provides a summary of the Scala syntax, covering language elements for types, expressions, and definitions. It explains the context-free syntax using Extended Backus-Naur form (EBNF) and introduces various types such as numeric types, Boolean, String, and function types. The lecture also delves into expressions, including identifiers, literals, function applications, operators, selections, conditional expressions, blocks, and anonymous functions. Furthermore, it discusses definitions, including function and value definitions, along with parameters for call-by-value and call-by-name.