X-bar theory (English, noun)
expansion: X-bar theory (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A theory that posits a common syntactic structure for different lexical categories. Each phrase (XP) is the projection of a head (X) and may optionally include a specifier (sister of X-bar, daughter of XP), adjuncts (sister and daughter of X-bar) and complements (sister of X, daughter of X-bar).
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: X′ theory
tags: alternative