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 ==== Translations ====