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Meaning of X-bar theoretic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Pertaining to the X-bar theory.

not-comparable

Examples

“In the structures in (7) and (14), the nominalizers -er and -ee are X-bar theoretic heads and the verb-bases are their X-bar theoretic complements.”
“Generalized X-bar theoretic representations have enjoyed broad though not universal acceptance throughout the generative enterprise.”
“Since I first entered into the field of theoretical syntax, I have been living my life with the textbook assumption that every exercise in this field is about drawing trees with labels and projection of the X-bar-theoretic sort.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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