DISCONTINUITY

Discontinuity

In linguistics, a discontinuity occurs when a given word or phrase is separated from another word or phrase that it modifies in such a manner that a direct connection cannot be established between the two without incurring crossing lines in the tree structure. The terminology that is employed to denote discontinuities varies depending on the theory of syntax at hand. The terms discontinuous constituent, displacement, long distance dependency, unbounded dependency, and projectivity violation are largely synonymous with the term discontinuity. There are various types of discontinuities, the most prominent and ...

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discontinuity

Noun

  1. a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
  2. a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
  3. a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous


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