Head-directionality parameter
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head-directionality-parameter-240-4777584
title:
Head-directionality parameter
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In linguistics, head directionality is a proposed parameter that classifies languages according to whether they are head-initial or head-final. The head is the element that determines the category of a phrase: for example, in a verb phrase, the head is a verb. Therefore, head initial would be "VO" languages and head final would be "OV" languages. Some languages are consistently head-initial or head-final at all phrasal levels. English is considered to be mainly head-initial, while Japanese is an
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Proposed parameter in linguistics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-directionality_parameter
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2024-01-27T00:06:48Z
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