Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head movement

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
head- -move-ment
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

head movements (plural)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

head-to-head movement

Questions

What does head movement mean?
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).

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