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diff --git a/doc/syntax.tex b/doc/syntax.tex
index 3034b1e..35ab100 100644
--- a/doc/syntax.tex
+++ b/doc/syntax.tex
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ enough that they deserve special notation.
     \syntax{$x^*$ ::= <zero-or-more>$[x]$ ::=
       $\epsilon$ @! <zero-or-more>$[x]$ $x$}
   \end{quote}
-\item $x^+$ abbreviates @<one-or-more>$[x]$, denoting a sequence of zero or
+\item $x^+$ abbreviates @<one-or-more>$[x]$, denoting a sequence of one or
   more occurrences of $x$:
   \begin{quote}
     \syntax{$x^+$ ::= <one-or-more>$[x]$ ::= <zero-or-more>$[x]$ $x$}
@@ -196,16 +196,16 @@ binary.  However, length and signedness indicators are not permitted.
 
 <not-star-or-slash> ::= any character other than "*" or  "/"
 
-<line-comment> ::= "//" @<not-newline>^* <newline>
+<line-comment> ::= "/\,/" @<not-newline>^* <newline>
 
 <newline> ::= a newline character
 
 <not-newline> ::= any character other than newline
 \end{grammar}
 
-Comments are exactly as in C99: both traditional block comments `\texttt{/*}
-\dots\ \texttt{*/}' and \Cplusplus-style `\texttt{//} \dots' comments are
-permitted and ignored.
+Comments are exactly as in C99: both traditional block comments `@|/*| \dots\
+@|*/|' and \Cplusplus-style `@|/\,/| \dots' comments are permitted and
+ignored.
 
 
 \subsection{Special nonterminals} \label{sec:syntax.lex.special}
@@ -407,14 +407,15 @@ though the only operators currently defined act on integer values only.
 
 \subsubsection{The expression evaluator}
 \begin{grammar}
-<expression> ::= <term> | <expression> "+" <term> | <expression> "-" <term>
+<expression> ::= <term> | <expression> "+" <term> | <expression> "--" <term>
 
 <term> ::= <factor> | <term> "*" <factor> | <term> "/" <factor>
 
-<factor> ::= <primary> | "+" <factor> | "-" <factor>
+<factor> ::= <primary> | "+" <factor> | "--" <factor>
 
 <primary> ::=
      <integer-literal> | <string-literal> | <char-literal> | <identifier>
+\alt "<" <plain-type> ">"
 \alt "?" <s-expression>
 \alt "(" <expression> ")"
 \end{grammar}
@@ -451,8 +452,21 @@ recognized.
 \alt "bool" | "_Bool"
 \alt "imaginary" | "_Imaginary" | "complex" | "_Complex"
 \alt <qualifier>
+\alt <storage-specifier>
+\alt <atomic-type>
 
-<qualifier> ::= "const" | "volatile" | "restrict"
+<qualifier> ::= <atomic> | "const" | "volatile" | "restrict"
+
+<plain-type> ::= @<declaration-specifier>^+ <abstract-declarator>
+
+<atomic-type> ::=
+  <atomic> "(" <plain-type> ")"
+
+<atomic> ::= "atomic" | "_Atomic"
+
+<storage-specifier> ::= <alignas> "(" <c-fragment> ")"
+
+<alignas> ::= "alignas" "_Alignas"
 
 <type-name> ::= <identifier>
 \end{grammar}
@@ -469,9 +483,11 @@ defined in the built-in module.
 
 Declaration specifiers may appear in any order.  However, not all
 combinations are permitted.  A declaration specifier must consist of zero or
-more @<qualifier>s, and one of the following, up to reordering.
+more @<qualifier>s, zero or more @<storage-specifier>s, and one of the
+following, up to reordering.
 \begin{itemize}
 \item @<type-name>
+\item @<atomic-type>
 \item @"struct" @<identifier>, @"union" @<identifier>, @"enum" @<identifier>
 \item @"void"
 \item @"_Bool", @"bool"
@@ -504,11 +520,15 @@ All of these have their usual C meanings.
 <declarator-suffix>$[a]$ ::= "[" <c-fragment> "]"
 \alt "(" $a$ ")"
 
-<argument-list> ::= $\epsilon$ | "..."
-\alt <list>$[\mbox{@<argument>}]$ @["," "..."@]
+<argument-list> ::= $\epsilon$ | "\dots"
+\alt <list>$[\mbox{@<argument>}]$ @["," "\dots"@]
 
 <argument> ::= @<declaration-specifier>^+ <argument-declarator>
 
+<abstract-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\epsilon, \mbox{@<argument-list>}]$
+
+<argument-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier> @! $\epsilon$}]$
+
 <argument-declarator> ::=
   <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier> @! $\epsilon$}, \mbox{@<argument-list>}]$
 
@@ -562,17 +582,17 @@ keyword arguments.
 A @<class-forward-declaration> informs Sod that an @<identifier> will be used
 to name a class which is currently undefined.  Forward declarations are
 necessary in order to resolve certain kinds of circularity.  For example,
-\begin{listing}
-class Sub;
+\begin{prog}
+class Sub;                                                      \\+
 
-class Super : SodObject {
-  Sub *sub;
-};
+class Super : SodObject \{                                      \\ \ind
+  Sub *sub;                                                   \-\\
+\};                                                             \\+
 
-class Sub : Super {
-  /* ... */
-};
-\end{listing}
+class Sub : Super \{                                            \\ \ind
+  /* \dots\ */                                                \-\\
+\};
+\end{prog}
 
 \subsubsection{Full class definitions}
 \begin{grammar}
@@ -600,7 +620,10 @@ names, to distinguish them from other kinds of identifiers.
 
 The @<list>$[\mbox{@<identifier>}]$ names the direct superclasses for the new
 class.  It is an error if any of these @<identifier>s does not name a defined
-class.
+class.  The superclass list is required, and must not be empty; listing
+@|SodObject| as your class's superclass is a good choice if nothing else
+seems suitable.  It's not possible to define a \emph{root class} in the Sod
+language: you must use Lisp to do this, and it's quite involved.
 
 The @<properties> provide additional information.  The standard class
 properties are as follows.
@@ -645,20 +668,20 @@ functions are fine.
 An @<initializer>, if present, is treated as if a separate
 @<initializer-item> containing the slot name and initializer were present.
 For example,
-\begin{listing}
-[nick = eg]
-class Example : Super {
-  int foo = 17;
-};
-\end{listing}
+\begin{prog}
+[nick = eg]                                                     \\
+class Example : Super \{                                        \\ \ind
+  int foo = 17;                                               \-\\
+\};
+\end{prog}
 means the same as
-\begin{listing}
-[nick = eg]
-class Example : Super {
-  int foo;
-  eg.foo = 17;
-};
-\end{listing}
+\begin{prog}
+[nick = eg]                                                     \\
+class Example : Super \{                                        \\ \ind
+  int foo;                                                      \\
+  eg.foo = 17;                                                \-\\
+\};
+\end{prog}
 
 \subsubsection{Initializer items}
 \begin{grammar}