Gapping — (auch: Lückenbildung) ist ein Begriff der Sprachwissenschaft, insbesondere der Syntax, und bezeichnet das Auslassen eines Aktanten oder des Prädikats unter Koordinationsbedingungen (vgl. Parataxe). Der Begriff wurde ursprünglich 1970 von John… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gapping — [ gæpɪȖ; zu englisch gap »Lücke«] das, s, Sprachwissenschaft: Bezeichnung für die (fakultative) Tilgung eines Verbs bei wiederholtem Vorkommen in komplexen Sätzen, z. B. »X trinkt Wein, Y Bier und Z Milch«, statt »X trinkt Wein, Y trinkt Bier,… … Universal-Lexikon
Gapping — Gap|ping [ gæpiŋ] das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. gapping zu to gap »eine Lücke lassen«; vgl. ↑Gap> Bez. für das mögliche Weglassen eines Verbs bei wiederholtem Vorkommen in komplexen Sätzen, z. B. A trinkt Wein, B Bier u. C Limonade statt A… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
gapping — Adjusting the distance between the electrodes of a spark plug or the points of contact breaker points. Also see plug gapping … Dictionary of automotive terms
gapping — /gap ing/, n. Ling. a rule of transformational grammar by which repeated instances of a verb are deleted from conjoined sentences, as in the deletion of brought from Mary brought the bread, John the cheese, and Bill the wine. [GAP + ING1] * * * … Universalium
gapping — Mismatching assets and liabilities, usually by borrowing short and lending long. American Banker Glossary * * * The process of intentionally mismatching the maturities of assets and liabilities by borrowing short and lending long … Financial and business terms
gapping — noun Grammar the omission of a verb in the second of two coordinated clauses (e.g. I went by bus and Mary by car) … English new terms dictionary
gapping — present part of gap … Useful english dictionary
Call gapping — is a load control method for throttling telephone traffic on a telephone network when the network is overloaded.Observations of real telephone conversations show that for much of the time one or other user is listening, not talking. During that… … Wikipedia
call gapping — noun A technique used to prevent congestion in telephone systems by limiting the number of calls that can pass through the network at any time • • • Main Entry: ↑call … Useful english dictionary
