transformational grammar
noun
: a grammar that generates the deep structures of a language and converts these to the surface structures by means of transformations
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“Transformational grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transformational%20grammar. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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