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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdeep-structure
/ˈdiːpˌstrʌktʃə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.
"Chomsky's theory suggests that all human languages share a similar deep-structure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined by linguist Noam Chomsky in the 1960s within generative grammar, combining 'deep' (underlying) and 'structure' (arrangement).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "deep-structure" is said worldwide
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structure profonde
Transliteration: structure profonde
"La structure profonde de cette phrase est complexe."
tiefenstruktur
Transliteration: Tiefenstruktur
Script: Tiefenstruktur
"Die Tiefenstruktur des Satzes bestimmt seine Bedeutung."
struttura profonda
Transliteration: struttura profonda
"La struttura profonda spiega il significato della frase."
estructura profunda
Transliteration: estructura profunda
"La gramática generativa distingue entre estructura superficial y estructura profunda."
estrutura profunda
Transliteration: estrutura profunda
"A estrutura profunda revela o significado subjacente da frase."
गहरी संरचना
Transliteration: gahrī sanrachnā
"वाक्य की गहरी संरचना उसके अर्थ को स्पष्ट करती है।"
深层结构
Transliteration: shēncéng jiégòu
"生成语法区分了表层结构和深层结构。"
심층 구조
Transliteration: simcheung gujo
"생성 문법에서는 심층 구조와 표층 구조를 구분합니다."
深層構造
Transliteration: shinsō kōzō
"生成文法では、文の深層構造と表層構造を区別する。"
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