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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 [[complementizer]]s and other [[subordinator]]s, and that can serves as a [[landing site]] for all sorts of [[movement]] operations.

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