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Also Known As	transformational-generative grammar

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Representation of a transformational grammar

phrase structure of VP, or verb phrase

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nonkernel sentence kernel sentence deep structure surface structure derivation transformational rule Language Grimm’s law universal grammar Verner’s law Speculative grammar Prague school Structuralism Generative grammar Immediate constituent analysis Neogrammarian Glossematics

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