"A-movement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: A-movements [plural]
Etymology: Short for argument movement. Etymology templates: {{m|en|argument movement}} argument movement Head templates: {{en-noun}} A-movement (plural A-movements)
  1. (linguistics) A movement to an argument position, such as a subject or object position. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: A movement Related terms: A-bar movement, A′-movement
    Sense id: en-A-movement-en-noun-K04Wu-U2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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