pied-piping
noun
transformational grammar the principle that a noun phrase may take with it the rest of a prepositional phrase or a larger noun phrase in which it is contained, when moved in a transformation. For example, when the interrogative pronoun is moved to initial position, other words are moved too, as in to whom did you speak?
Nearby words
pied shag, pied wagtail, pied-billed grebe, pied-de-biche, pied-de-biche spoon, pied-piping, pied-à-terre, piedfort, piedmont, piedmontese, piedmontite
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