Philosophers debated whether mental states form discrete categories or overlapping continua.

Field linguists documented several language continua along the mountain range to understand how dialects gradually blend into one another.

Linguists studying border regions often map complex dialect continua that defy clear-cut classification.

The medieval manuscript featured scriptura continua, making it difficult for modern readers to identify word boundaries.

The epigrapher struggled to interpret inscriptions written in scripta continua because the words ran together without spaces.

The ancient inscription was written in scriptio continua, making it difficult for modern readers to parse the words.

Linguists debated whether post-creole continua could be neatly categorized within traditional language-family trees.

The research team presented a continuable methodology that allowed future studies to build on their work.