X-bar theory
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in generative grammar, the theory of syntactic category formation that ① phrases may contain intermediate constituents projected from a head X; and that ② this system of projected constituency may be common to more than one category (e.g. N, V, A, P)
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Vinony's link graph records 108 inbound references to X-bar theory, and connects out to generative grammar, minimalist program and principles and parameters.
It is catalogued under topics including Generative syntax, Grammar and Linguistics.
Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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- discoverer or inventor
- Noam Chomsky
- inception
- 1970-00-00
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- linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/x-bar-theory
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