@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@
 		["<<", ">>"],
 		["+","-"],
 		["~"],
 		["*","/","%"],
-		["^^","**"]
+		["^^","**"],
+		[".",".?"]
 	];
 
 	AST E(size_t level)
 	{
@@ -181,8 +182,12 @@
 
 			auto pos = currentPosition();
 			foreach(op; operator_perferences[level])
 				if( tryEat(op) )
+					if( op[0]=='.' )
+						return rec(
+							new FuncallExpression(lhs.pos, new VarExpression(pos, op), lhs, parseId()));
+					else
 					return rec(
 						new FuncallExpression(lhs.pos, new VarExpression(pos, op), lhs, E(level+1)));
 			return lhs;
 		}
@@ -244,8 +249,28 @@
 		{
 			auto e = Body();
 			eat(")", "after parenthesized expression");
 			return e;
+		}
+		if( tryEat("{") )
+		{
+			AST e = new FuncallExpression(pos, new VarExpression(pos,"{}"));
+			if( tryEat("}") )
+				return e;
+			for(;;)
+			{
+				string key = eatId("for table key", AllowQuoted);
+				eat(":", "after table key");
+				AST val = E(0);
+				e = new FuncallExpression(pos, new VarExpression(pos,".="),
+						e, new StrLiteral(pos,key), val);
+				if( !tryEat(",") )
+				{
+					eat("}", "for the end of table literal");
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			return e;
 		}
 		if( tryEat("if") )
 		{
 			eat("(", "after if");
@@ -276,8 +301,14 @@
 		}
 		scope(exit) lex.popFront;
 		return new VarExpression(pos, lex.front.str);
 	}
+
+	AST parseId()
+	{
+		scope(exit) lex.popFront;
+		return new StrLiteral(currentPosition(), lex.front.str);
+	}
 
 	AST parseLambdaAfterOpenParen(immutable LexPosition pos)
 	{
 		Parameter[] params;
@@ -437,5 +468,11 @@
 	);
 
 	assert_eq(parseString(`@@type ( x ) { x }`),
 		let("@type", "(system)", fun(["x"], var("x")), var("@type")) );
+
+	assert_eq(parseString(`{}`), call(var("{}")));
+	assert_eq(parseString(`{foo:1,"bar":2}`),
+		call(var(".="), call(var(".="), call(var("{}")), strl("foo"), intl(1)), strl("bar"), intl(2)));
+	assert_eq(parseString(`{}.foo`), call(var("."),call(var("{}")),strl("foo")));
+	assert_eq(parseString(`{}.?foo`), call(var(".?"),call(var("{}")),strl("foo")));
 }