noun
island constraint
A technical term in generative grammar referring to syntactic restrictions on movement out of certain structures called islands. Used in academic linguistics contexts.
生成文法では、島の制約は重要な概念の一つです。
In generative grammar, island constraints are one of the important concepts.
この文が非文法的なのは、島の制約に違反しているからだ。
This sentence is ungrammatical because it violates an island constraint.
Means 'island'. In 島の制約, it is used metaphorically to refer to syntactic islands.
A calque of the English linguistic term 'island constraint'. The word 島 (island) is used metaphorically to describe syntactic domains from which extraction is restricted.