Mother

Definition

Nodes that immediately dominate another are said to be the mother node. (Carnie, 2006, p. 122)

Example

Example in the Secwepemctsín Context of Mother Node DP Immediately Dominating D and NP (Lai, 1998, p. 34)

References

Carnie, A. (2006). Syntax: A generative introduction. John Wiley & Sons.

Lai, I. S. (1998). The grammar and acquisition of Secwepemctsín independent pronouns. [Master’s thesis, The University of British Columbia].