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.
〔语言学〕转换生成语法。亦见GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
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.
〔语言学〕转换生成语法。亦见GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
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.

单词	transformational grammar
释义	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. 〔语言学〕转换生成语法。亦见GENERATIVE GRAMMAR 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. 〔语言学〕转换生成语法。亦见GENERATIVE GRAMMAR 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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