equi NP deletion

equi NP deletion

noun Linguistics.
a rule of transformational grammar that deletes the underlying subject of a complement clause if it is coreferential with the subject or object of the main clause, as in John promised to return the money, where the underlying subject (John) of return has been deleted.
Also called equi.


Origin:
apparently short for equivalent NP
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Equi NP deletion is always a great word to know.
So is anterior. Does it mean:
distinctive feature analysis articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, labial
a mark (?) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ?, ?, ?, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic
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