Definitions
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- noun grammar A
phrase , or, equivalently, anode in a syntax tree, which consists either of: (1) anadjunct and another X-bar phrase, (2) a head, X, and an optionalcomplement , or (3) aconjunction sandwiched between two other X-bars. The X is a "pro-letter" which can be substituted by letters such as N for noun, V for verb, P for preposition, I for inflectional, etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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So, why does the teaching of TG grammar (including X-bar theory) persist in the US academic context?
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I can get my head around basic Phrase-structure grammar, even X-bar theory, and just about understand what Theta-theory is on about.
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I can get my head around basic Phrase-structure grammar, even X-bar theory, and just about understand what Theta-theory is on about.
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(By the way, reading this book I realise I have misdated X-bar Theory – it goes back to 1970)
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So, why does the teaching of TG grammar (including X-bar theory) persist in the US academic context?
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Classic Shewhart like X-bar and R charts assume normality but use +/- 3s for the upper and lower control limits.
More Evidence That Hurricanes Are The Result Of A Poisson Process « Climate Audit 2007
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Classic Shewhart like X-bar and R charts assume normality but use +/- 3s for the upper and lower control limits.
More Evidence That Hurricanes Are The Result Of A Poisson Process « Climate Audit 2007
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The croc roared angrily but its jaws were caught against the X-bar, unable to get past.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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An instant later, a burst of water gushed out of the wall hole, immediately followed by the jaws of a massive crocodile that slammed at tremendous speedinto the X-bar!
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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West, since he had no gun to shoot it with, just jammed an X-bar into its wide-open mouth.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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