transformational-generative grammar: Meaning and Definition of

trans•for•ma'tion•al-gen'e•ra•tive gram'mar

Pronunciation: (trans"fur-mā'shu-nl-jen'ur-u-tiv, -u-rā"tiv), [key]
  1. a grammar that combines the principles of generative grammar and transformational grammar.
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