Preposing

前置

A term used in generative grammar to refer to the movement of a constituent to a position earlier in the sentence, e.g. an adverb is preposed in Yesterday I bought a bike; a verb is preposed in I thought they’d be complaining, and complaining they were. See also WH-.

生成语法术语，指句子中一个组构成分移至前头一个位置的移位，例如Yesterday I bought a bike“昨天我买了一辆自行车”是副词前置；I thought they’d be complaining, and complaining they were“我想他们会抱怨，他们也确实在抱怨”是动词前置。另见WH-词条。