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A word whose syntactic category defines the type of phrase it is in. It is also the word that is modified by the other words in the phrase. For example in the noun phrase, “the child” ''child'' is the noun- and it is the '''head''' of the phrase.
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The Head is the element in a [[Phrase (definition)|phrase]] whose syntactic category defines the type of phrase it is in. For example in the noun phrase (NP)  “the little child”, ''child'' is the noun and it is thus the head of the phrase.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Phrase (definition)]]
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*[[Constituent (definition)]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(linguistics)
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction.'' 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
  
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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[[Category: Syntax]]

Revision as of 00:45, 8 June 2012

The Head is the element in a phrase whose syntactic category defines the type of phrase it is in. For example in the noun phrase (NP) “the little child”, child is the noun and it is thus the head of the phrase.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! This article is particularly poor.

References

  • Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.