A′-movement

noun

Etymology

From A-movement, with the prime symbol (′), also read as "bar" (see X-bar theory), denoting a non-argument position. Named such because A′-movement targets positions that are not A-positions.

Definitions

  1. Movement of a constituent to a non-argument position, such as a specifier, as in…

    Movement of a constituent to a non-argument position, such as a specifier, as in topicalization or wh-movement.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for A′-movement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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