transformational grammar

noun

: a grammar that generates the deep structures of a language and converts these to the surface structures by means of transformations

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transformational grammar was in 1961

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“Transformational grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transformational%20grammar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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