bound modification
[/baʊnd ˌmɑːdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounpl: bound modifications
modificação ligada
1. In linguistics, a modification or restriction applied to a variable or expression that is syntactically or semantically constrained by binding rules, particularly in formal logic and generative grammar where a variable is bound by a quantifier or operator
In the sentence 'Every student who studies hard passes the exam,' the relative clause modifying 'student' is a bound modification constrained by the universal quantifier.
Na sentença 'Todo estudante que estuda muito passa no exame,' a oração relativa que modifica 'estudante' é uma modificação ligada restringida pelo quantificador universal.
2. In computational linguistics and formal semantics, a structural modification where the scope of a modifier is determined by binding relationships between elements in the phrase structure tree
The parser must account for bound modification when resolving pronoun reference in complex sentences.
O analisador sintático deve levar em conta a modificação ligada ao resolver referência pronominal em sentenças complexas.
This is a specialized linguistic and grammatical term primarily used in academic contexts in both the United States and Brazil. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation and is primarily found in university-level linguistics courses, formal semantics research, and computational linguistics literature. The term reflects formal linguistic theory traditions that are more prominent in academic environments than in popular usage.
Related Idioms & Phrases
within the scope of binding
subject to binding constraints
bound by quantifier scope
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