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'''Theta-position''' is an [[A-position]] to which a [[theta-role]] is assigned.

=== Example ===

in ''John buys the apples'' both the arguments ''John'' and ''the apples'' are in a theta-position being theta-marked as [[Agent]] and [[Theme]]. But the verb ''seems'' in (i) does not assign a theta-role to its grammatical subject ''John''. Therefore, the matrix subject position, although an A-position, is not a theta-position.

(i) John seems [t<sub>i </sub>to have left]

The positions in (i) containing ''John'' and its [[trace]] t<sub>i </sub>are both A-positions, but only the position of the trace is a theta-position. An A-position to which no theta-role is assigned (such as the one in (i) which is taken by ''John'') is called a theta-bar position (theta'-position). Another name for theta-bar position is non-theta position.

=== Links ===

[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theta-position&lemmacode=165 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

=== References ===

* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York.
* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.

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	The positions in (i) containing ''John'' and its [[trace]] t<sub>i </sub>are both A-positions, but only the position of the trace is a theta-position. An A-position to which no theta-role is assigned (such as the one in (i) which is taken by ''John'') is called a theta-bar position (theta'-position). Another name for theta-bar position is non-theta position.		The positions in (i) containing ''John'' and its [[trace]] t<sub>i </sub>are both A-positions, but only the position of the trace is a theta-position. An A-position to which no theta-role is assigned (such as the one in (i) which is taken by ''John'') is called a theta-bar position (theta'-position). Another name for theta-bar position is non-theta position.
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[Theta Criterion]]
		+	*[[Theta identification]]
		+	*[[Theta-absorption]]
		+	*[[Theta-government]]
		+	*[[Theta-grid]]
		+	*[[Theta-role]]
		+	*[[Theta-role assignment]]
		+	*[[Theta-theory]]

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 '''Theta-position''' is an [[A-position]] to which a [[theta-role]] is assigned.
-=== Example ===
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+In ''John buys the apples'' both the arguments ''John'' and ''the apples'' are in a theta-position being theta-marked as [[Agent]] and [[Theme]]. But the verb ''seems'' in (i) does not assign a theta-role to its grammatical subject ''John''. Therefore, the matrix subject position, although an A-position, is not a theta-position.
   (i) John seems [t<sub>i </sub>to have left]
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 The positions in (i) containing ''John'' and its [[trace]] t<sub>i </sub>are both A-positions, but only the position of the trace is a theta-position. An A-position to which no theta-role is assigned (such as the one in (i) which is taken by ''John'') is called a theta-bar position (theta'-position). Another name for theta-bar position is non-theta position.
-=== Links ===
+== Links ==
+*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theta-position&lemmacode=165 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 * Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York.
 * Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
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