ABSTRACT
In transformational grammar, the movement of a wh-node to initial position in a sentence ( COMP position). In Government and Binding theory, movements to a non-argument position include wh-movement and are differentiated from NP movement. ( also movement transformation, move-α)
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transformational grammar
The position in a sentence occupied by a question word or relative pronoun (e.g. who, why, what, when, where, which, and how). In transformational grammar it is assumed that question words and relative pronouns are positioned within the sentence at deep structure and are moved to the beginning of questions by wh -movement before surface structure. This sentence-initial position is the COMP position.
