English Explanatory Dictionary

head movement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Movement of a word from the head of one maximal projection to the head of another maximal projection above the first one (i.e., such that the destination head c-commands the original head).

Word forms

head movement head movements

Synonyms

head-to-head movement

Related words

wh-movement
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