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@@ -506,29 +506,30 @@ All of these have their usual C meanings.
 
 \subsubsection{Declarators}
 \begin{grammar}
-<declarator>$[k]$ ::= @<pointer>^* <primary-declarator>$[k]$
+<declarator>$[k, a]$ ::= @<pointer>^* <primary-declarator>$[k, a]$
 
-<primary-declarator>$[k]$ ::= $k$
-\alt "(" <primary-declarator>$[k]$ ")"
-\alt <primary-declarator>$[k]$ @<declarator-suffix>
+<primary-declarator>$[k, a]$ ::= $k$
+\alt "(" <primary-declarator>$[k, a]$ ")"
+\alt <primary-declarator>$[k, a]$ @<declarator-suffix>$[a]$
 
 <pointer> ::= "*" @<qualifier>^*
 
-<declarator-suffix> ::= "[" <c-fragment> "]"
-\alt "(" <arguments> ")"
+<declarator-suffix>$[a]$ ::= "[" <c-fragment> "]"
+\alt "(" $a$ ")"
 
 <argument-list> ::= $\epsilon$ | "..."
 \alt <list>$[\mbox{@<argument>}]$ @["," "..."@]
 
 <argument> ::= @<declaration-specifier>^+ <argument-declarator>
 
-<abstract-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\epsilon]$
+<abstract-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\epsilon, \mbox{@<argument-list>}]$
 
 <argument-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier> @! $\epsilon$}]$
+<argument-declarator> ::=
+  <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier> @! $\epsilon$}, \mbox{@<argument-list>}]$
 
-<simple-declarator> ::= <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier>}]$
-
-<dotted-name> ::= <identifier> "." <identifier>
+<simple-declarator> ::=
+  <declarator>$[\mbox{@<identifier>}, \mbox{@<argument-list>}]$
 \end{grammar}
 
 The declarator syntax is taken from C, but with some differences.
@@ -543,6 +544,24 @@ The declarator syntax is taken from C, but with some differences.
 The remaining differences are (I hope) a matter of presentation rather than
 substance.
 
+There is additional syntax to support messages and methods which accept
+keyword arguments.
+
+\begin{grammar}
+<keyword-argument> ::= <argument> @["=" <c-fragment>@]
+
+<keyword-argument-list> ::=
+  @[<list>$[\mbox{@<argument>}]$@]
+  "?" @[<list>$[\mbox{@<keyword-argument>}]$@]
+
+<method-argument-list> ::= <argument-list> @! <keyword-argument-list>
+
+<dotted-name> ::= <identifier> "." <identifier>
+
+<keyword-declarator>$[k]$ ::=
+  <declarator>$[k, \mbox{@<method-argument-list>}]$
+\end{grammar}
+
 
 \subsection{Class definitions} \label{sec:syntax.module.class}
 
@@ -582,6 +601,8 @@ class Sub : Super {
 
 <class-item> ::= <slot-item>
 \alt <initializer-item>
+\alt <initarg-item>
+\alt <fragment-item>
 \alt <message-item>
 \alt <method-item>
 \end{grammar}
@@ -659,9 +680,9 @@ class Example : Super {
 \begin{grammar}
 <initializer-item> ::= @["class"@] <list>$[\mbox{@<slot-initializer>}]$ ";"
 
-<slot-initializer> ::= <dotted-name> "=" <initializer>
+<slot-initializer> ::= <dotted-name> @["=" <initializer>@]
 
-<initializer> :: "{" <c-fragment> "}" | <c-fragment>
+<initializer> :: <c-fragment>
 \end{grammar}
 
 An @<initializer-item> provides an initial value for one or more slots.  If
@@ -672,15 +693,28 @@ The first component of the @<dotted-name> must be the nickname of one of the
 class's superclasses (including itself); the second must be the name of a
 slot defined in that superclass.
 
-The initializer has one of two forms.
-\begin{itemize}
-\item A @<c-fragment> enclosed in braces denotes an aggregate initializer.
-  This is suitable for initializing structure, union or array slots.
-\item A @<c-fragment> \emph{not} beginning with an open brace is a `bare'
-  initializer, and continues until the next @`,' or @`;' which is not within
-  nested brackets.  Bare initializers are suitable for initializing scalar
-  slots, such as pointers or integers, and strings.
-\end{itemize}
+An @|initarg| property may be set on an instance slot initializer (or a
+direct slot definition).  See \xref{sec:concepts.lifecycle.birth} for the
+details.  An initializer item must have either an @|initarg| property, or an
+initializer expression, or both.
+
+Each class may define at most one initializer item with an explicit
+initializer expression for a given slot.
+
+\subsubsection{Initarg items}
+\begin{grammar}
+<initarg-item> ::=
+  "initarg"
+  @<declaration-specifier>^+
+  <list>$[\mbox{@<init-declarator>}]$ ";"
+\end{grammar}
+
+\subsubsection{Fragment items}
+\begin{grammar}
+<fragment-item> ::= <fragment-kind> "{" <c-fragment> "}"
+
+<fragment-kind> ::= "init" | "teardown"
+\end{grammar}
 
 \subsubsection{Message items}
 \begin{grammar}
