noun
government-binding theory
A technical term in generative linguistics referring to the theory of syntax developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1980s.
統率束縛理論は、生成文法の重要な枠組みの一つである。
Government-binding theory is one of the important frameworks in generative grammar.
A calque of the English term 'government-binding theory', composed of 統率 (government), 束縛 (binding), and 理論 (theory).