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Definition of transformational grammar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transformational grammar

noun

/ˌtrænsfəˌmeɪʃənl ˈɡræmə(r)/

/ˌtrænsfərˌmeɪʃənl ˈɡræmər/

[uncountable]

(abbreviation TG)

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a type of grammar that describes a language as a system that has a deep structure which changes in particular ways when real sentences are produced

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