Found:
A-position
SYNTAX: a position that in D-structure
can be occupied by an argument. A-positions are
positions to which a theta-role can be assigned
(subject and object positions).
EXAMPLE: the NPs John and apples in the sentence John
eats apples are in A-positions (in D-structure). A-positions are also known as
Argument positions. A position which is not an A-position is called an A'-position
(A-bar-position).
EXAMPLE: the position occupied by operators such as who in e.g.
who does he see? is an A'-position. Another term for A'-position is
Non-Argument position.
LIT. | Chomsky, N. (1993) Chomsky, N. (1986a) Chomsky, N. (1981) |