Dictionary
equi NP deletion
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
