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standard theory

standard theory noun: the original Chomskyan model of generative grammar, based around two different representations of a sentence (deep structure and surface structure) linked by transformational grammar.

Noun

standard theory (uncountable)

  1. The original Chomskyan model of generative grammar, based around two different representations of a sentence (deep structure and surface structure) linked by transformational grammar.

Questions about standard theory

What does standard theory mean?
Standard theory means the original Chomskyan model of generative grammar, based around two different representations of a sentence (deep structure and surface structure) linked by transformational grammar.
What part of speech is standard theory?
Standard theory is a noun.

Words near standard theory in the dictionary

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  2. standard star
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  4. standard temperature and pressure
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  7. standard time
  8. standard topology
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