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accidental gap
Noun
(linguistics)
A
potential
word,
word
sense,
morpheme,
or
other
form
that
does
not
exist
in
some
language
despite
that
it
would
be
permissible
by
the
grammatical
rules
of
that
language;
its
absence
is
therefore
an
accidental
gap,
in
the
ontologic
sense
of
the
word
accidental
(that
is,
circumstantial
rather
than
essential).
Japanese Meaning
（言語学）文法的には存在が許容されるにもかかわらず、実際にはその言語に存在しない潜在的な単語、語意、形態素、またはその他の形式。 / すなわち、ある言語の規則に照らして構成可能であるにもかかわらず、偶発的に欠落している語の形式（偶然的な欠落）を指す。
Sense（1）
(linguistics)
A
potential
word,
word
sense,
morpheme,
or
other
form
that
does
not
exist
in
some
language
despite
that
it
would
be
permissible
by
the
grammatical
rules
of
that
language;
its
absence
is
therefore
an
accidental
gap,
in
the
ontologic
sense
of
the
word
accidental
(that
is,
circumstantial
rather
than
essential).
（ plural ）
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(linguistics) A potential word, word sense, morpheme, or other form that does not exist in some language despite that it would be permissible by the grammatical rules of that language; its absence is therefore an accidental gap, in the ontologic sense of the word accidental (that is, circumstantial rather than essential).
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accidental gap
The absence of a particular plural form in that dialect is an accidental gap that challenges our morphological analysis.
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The absence of a particular plural form in that dialect is an accidental gap that challenges our morphological analysis.
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