# Repro: Syntax vs. Semantics: How Transformers Learn Deep Dependencies ## Pages | Page | | --- | | [Claim 1: Gradient Starvation and Phase Transition](#/claim-1-gradient-starvation-and-phase-transition) | | [Claim 2: Chain-of-Thought and Topology-Aligned Contrastive Objective](#/claim-2-chain-of-thought-and-topology-aligned-contrastive-objective) | | [Conclusion](#/conclusion) |