Complementizer (in X-bar theory)

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In the X-bar theory of Chomskyan syntax, the term complementizer (often abbreviated as COMP or C) is used to denote a functional category that can be lexically instantiated by complementizers and other subordinators, and that can serves as a landing site for all sorts of movement operations.