Transformational Grammar and Chomsky's TGG

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What is the deep structure of transformational grammar?

  • Yes
  • Transformational grammar assigns a "deep structure" and a "surface structure" to show the relationship of such sentences (correct)
  • the transformations functions rules are as follows, on the rules and unlimited number of sentences?
  • None of the above

What are the rules of transformational grammar?

  • reordering, inserting, or deleting elements (correct)
  • deep structures
  • syntactic structures
  • generative grammar

What are the generative transformational rules?

  • a project of one or more given sets of sentences?
  • a theory of language that recognizes existing relationship between different elements of language?
  • finite set of rules that can be implied to generate sentences, at the same time capable of producing infinite number of strings from the set of rules. (correct)
  • None of the above

What is Chomsky's theory of TGG?

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What is the tree diagram of the sentence "Mum went to church"?

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Flashcards

Deep Structure

The underlying syntactic structure that gives meaning to a sentence.

Surface Structure

The outward form of a sentence; how it's expressed.

Transformational Grammar

A theory that connects deep structures to surface structures through transformations.

Generative Grammar

A set of rules that generates all grammatical sentences in a language.

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Transformations

Rules that change deep structures into surface structures.

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Chomsky's Theory of TGG

A theory explaining language creativity and its relationship to thought.

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Finite Set of Rules

A limited number of rules that can produce an infinite number of sentences.

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Syntactic Structures

The arrangement of words and phrases to create grammatical sentences.

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Reordering Elements

Changing the order of words or phrases in a sentence.

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Inserting Elements

Adding words or phrases to a sentence to enhance meaning.

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Deleting Elements

Removing unnecessary words from a sentence for clarity.

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Tree Diagram

A visual representation of the structure of a sentence.

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Generative Transformational Rules

Rules that allow the creation of a variety of sentences from a finite set.

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The students ran

An example of a simple sentence's structure.

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Mum went to church

A straightforward example of sentence construction.

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Senior citizen found dead

A complex sentence indicating an event.

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Language Creativity

The ability to generate new sentences using existing rules.

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Human Thought Mechanism

The cognitive processes that facilitate language understanding.

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Existing Relationships in Language

Connections between different elements and structures in language.

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Unlimited Sentences

The potential to create more sentences through generative rules.

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Study Notes

Transformational Grammar

  • Transformational grammar assigns deep and surface structures to show relationships between sentences
  • Transformations function via rules, creating limitless sentences
  • Offers deep and surface levels to depict sentence structure
  • Generative rules are finite sets capable of producing infinite sentences

Generative Transformational Rules

  • A project of one or more given sets of sentences
  • A theory of language recognizing existing relationships between language elements
  • A finite set of rules to generate and produce infinite sentences

Chomsky's Theory of TGG

  • Focuses on the process of human language creativity
  • Examines the human brain's language mechanism and thought
  • Aims to create a device generating all valid sentences of a language

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