| 释义 |
segˈmentalize, v.
[f. segmental a. + -ize.]
trans. To divide into segments. Hence segˈmentalized, segˈmentalizing ppl. adjs.; segˈmentalizer.
1956H. Whitehall et al. in Kenyon Rev. XVIII. 413 The constructive features must necessarily serve a descriptive grammar as segmentalizers—they are our chief scissors of linguistic perception. 1956Ibid. 417 Both the rhythm-pointing and the segmentalizing functions of the three interrelated configurational features are of basic prosodic importance. 1968Language XLIV. 774 Even when the feature is segmentalized, like should in Modern English, it remains an ‘auxiliary’ of the main verb. 1976Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. XXVII. 317/1 The teaching practice of academic sociology..presents its subject matter in segmentalized courses on stratification, organization, politics, religion, etc. |