Variable (Syntax)
Variable is an empty element, such as a wh-trace, or a trace of QR, which must be A-bar bound by an operator. A variable counts as an R-expression with respect to principle C of the Binding Theory.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.
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