Segment (in syntax)

Definition
In generative syntax, a segment is a structural/configurational notion. In an adjunction structure like (i), the category A consists of two segments, the upper A and the lower A.

(i)		A /| 	     /	| 	     B	A

Cf. Exclusion, Dominance.

Polysemy
Another meaning:
 * segment (in phonology)

Links

 * Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics