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Head-directionality parameter

In linguistics, head directionality is a proposed parameter that classifies languages according to whether they are head-initial (the head of a phrase precedes its complements) or head-final (the head follows its complements). The head is the element that determines the category of a phrase: for example, in a verb phrase, the head is a verb. Therefore…

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Types of phrase

Head-initial languages

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Head-directionality parameter

Nodes112
Edges111
Triples46
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017857
Components1

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Head-directionality parameter

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related to Antisymmetry · 16
Head-directionality parameter → According, Antisymmetry, Basque, Deviations, In, It, Japanese, Kayne, Minimalist, Parsing, PF, Phonetic Form, Richard, Some, Specifier-Head-Complement, This
related to Types of phrase · 14
Head-directionality parameter → Although, Different, English, Gbe, German, In, Japanese, SOV, SVO, The, There, Verb Phrase, VP, VSO
related to Principles and parameters · 11
Head-directionality parameter → In, It, Jackendoff, Linguists, Noam Chomsky's Principles, Parameters, Tesnière, Tesnière's, The, These, X-bar

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head phrase head-initial verb complement head-final example languages noun order phrases turkish language tense word following determiner english complements precedes

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Japaneseinstance ofSome have pointed out that in predominantly head-final languages0.80text
Basqueinstance ofSome have pointed out that in predominantly head-final languages0.80text
the change from an underlying head-initial form to a largely head-final surface form would involve complexinstance ofSome have pointed out that in predominantly head-final languages0.80text
massive leftward movementinstance ofSome have pointed out that in predominantly head-final languages0.80text
which is not in accordance with the ideal of grammatical simplicityinstance ofSome have pointed out that in predominantly head-final languages0.80text
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryAccording0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryAntisymmetry0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryRichard0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryKayne0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryIn0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetrySpecifier-Head-Complement0.60section
Head-directionality parameterrelated to AntisymmetryDeviations0.60section

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