# projection principle

> in generative grammar, the principle that representations at each syntax level (MF, D, S) are “projected” from the lexicon (follow the subcategorization of lexemes)

**Wikidata**: [Q385824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385824)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projection_principle)  
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