English Dictionary

gapping

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡæpɪŋ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."

日本語の意味

(言語学) 協調構造において、初項以外の構成要素から有限動詞およびそれに付随する非有限動詞が最小限に省略される現象。

In her syntax lecture, she used gapping to illustrate how coordinated clauses can omit repeated verbs.

構文の講義で、彼女は連接構造の非最初の節で有限動詞が省略されるタイプの省略を用いて、並列節が動詞を繰り返さずに表現できることを示した。

意味（1）

(linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."

意味（2）

(anatomy) The formation of a gap.

The suture must be firm enough to prevent gapping when the elasticity of the elastic layer has been in play for some time.

gappings （ plural ）