head movement
English
Noun
head movement (countable and uncountable, plural head movements)
- (syntax) 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).
Synonyms
- head-to-head movement
Hyponyms
- T-to-C movement
- V-to-T movement
Related terms
- wh-movement