[mrmuagi]

The root thing here is the author said "C is a compiled programming language". According to the objection, C is also, an, interpreted programming language so its not the correct classification. That's the complaint I read...

I just don't see this complaint as valid. From the discussion garnered here, C be both a compiled and interpreted language. This is a book about C in the context of the compiled variant, and has references to gcc and clang. The level of detail and nuance when using terminology here is used to match the context the terminology appears in. Excess verbiage for terminology isn't a panacea to confusion, in fact it can increase it. Can't "C is a compiled language" and "C is a interpreted language" both be true independently?

Don't get me wrong, I like reading perspectives like yours, because I just discovered a bunch about C interpreters.

But I feel like you are asking for a "spec" level document on modern C, when you are reading a more practical work on it.