EQUI NP DELETION


Meaning of EQUI NP DELETION in English

Ling.

a rule of transformational grammar that deletes the underlying subject of a complement clause if it is coreferential with the subject or object of the main clause, as in John promised to return the money, where the underlying subject ( John ) of return has been deleted. Also called equi .

[ appar. short for equivalent NP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .