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deep structure
noun
, Linguistics.
- (in transformational-generative grammar) the underlying semantic or syntactic representation of a sentence, from which the surface structure may be derived.
deep structure
noun
- generative grammar a representation of a sentence at a level where logical or grammatical relations are made explicit, before transformational rules have been applied Compare surface structure
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Origin of deep structure1
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
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