A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics
n. In GB, the coindexed empty category left behind by an NP which has been moved by NP-Movement. For example, the initial structure e seems Lisa to be happy is converted to Lisai seems ei to be happy, in which the symbol ei represents the NP-trace left behind by the movement of Lisa, with which it is coindexed.
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