Difference between revisions of "Discontinuous constituent"
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A Discontinuous constituent is a constituent whose constituting elements are somehow separated.
Example
the sentences in (i) and (ii) contain constituents which are discontinuous in the a-sentences, but not in the b-sentences.
(i) a wat heeft hij [ - voor boeken] gekocht ?
what has he [ - for books ] bought?
'what type of books did he buy?'
b [wat voor boeken] heeft hij gekocht ?
(ii) a hij heeft [een boek - ] gekocht met een harde kaft
he has [a book - ] bought with a hard cover
'he bought a book with a hard cover'
b hij heeft [een boek met een harde kaft] gekocht
Usually, discontinuous constituents are analyzed as the result of movement of only part of a constituent.
