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单词 transformational grammar
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Definition of transformational grammar in English:

transformational grammar

noun
mass nounLinguistics
  • A type of grammar which describes a language in terms of transformations applied to an underlying logical deep structure in order to generate the surface structure of sentences which can actually occur.

    See also generative grammar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The measure of ‘idea density’ is footnoted to a 1973 paper influenced by early transformational grammar: Kintsch, W. & J. Keenan.
    • Chomsky originated such concepts as transformational-generative grammar, transformational grammar, and generative grammar.
    • In transformational grammar, when parts of a sentence are moved around, an inaudible, invisible trace may be left behind in the original position of the moved constituent.
    • In this paper we cast the long-standing debate in transformational grammar over movement derivations vs. well-formedness conditions on chains in a new light.
 
 

Definition of transformational grammar in US English:

transformational grammar

nounˌtrænzfərˈmeɪʃənl
Linguistics
  • A type of grammar that describes a language in terms of transformations applied to an underlying deep structure in order to generate the surface structure of sentences that can actually occur.

    See also generative grammar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Chomsky originated such concepts as transformational-generative grammar, transformational grammar, and generative grammar.
    • The measure of ‘idea density’ is footnoted to a 1973 paper influenced by early transformational grammar: Kintsch, W. & J. Keenan.
    • In transformational grammar, when parts of a sentence are moved around, an inaudible, invisible trace may be left behind in the original position of the moved constituent.
    • In this paper we cast the long-standing debate in transformational grammar over movement derivations vs. well-formedness conditions on chains in a new light.
 
 
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