Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being subjacent.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word subjacency.
Examples
-
As usual, the moment he starts discussing what would eventually be called subjacency I find my intuitions are systematically different from his, and I'm curious: how common is this?
Jabal al-Lughat Lameen Souag 2010
-
“Critical Period Effects on universal properties of language: the status of subjacency in the acquisition of a second language”, Cognition,
Innateness and Language Cowie, Fiona 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.