generative semantics

noun

gen·​er·​a·​tive semantics
usually
ˈje-nə-rə-tiv- How to pronounce generative semantics (audio)
plural in form but usually singular in construction
: a description of a language emphasizing a semantic deep structure that is logical in form, that provides syntactic structure, and that is related to surface structure by transformations

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First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of generative semantics was in 1970

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“Generative semantics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generative%20semantics. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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