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a′-movement

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
a′--move-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

A-bar movement (alternative) A' movement (alternative)

Phrases

A-movement wh-movement

Frequently Paired Words

A-movement topicalization wh-movement

Questions

What does a′-movement mean?
Movement of a constituent to a non-argument position, such as a specifier, as in topicalization or wh-movement.
Where does a′-movement come from?
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.

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