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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEEP STRUCTURE

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Deep structure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEEP STRUCTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deep structure

In linguistics, specifically in the study of syntax in the tradition of generative grammar, the deep structure of a linguistic expression is a theoretical construct that seeks to unify several related structures. For example, the sentences "Pat loves Chris" and "Chris is loved by Pat" mean roughly the same thing and use similar words. Some linguists, in particular Noam Chomsky, have tried to account for this similarity by positing that these two sentences are distinct surface forms that derive from a common deep structure. The concept of deep structure plays an important role in transformational grammar. In early transformational syntax, deep structures are derivation trees of a context free language. These trees are then transformed by a sequence of tree rewriting operations into surface structures. The terminal yield of a surface structure tree, the surface form, is then predicted to be a grammatical sentence of the language being studied. The role and significance of deep structure changed a great deal as Chomsky developed his theories, and since the mid-1990s deep structure no longer features at all.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEEP STRUCTURE

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deep design
deep designer
deep down
deep end
deep freeze
deep freezer
deep fryer
deep green
deep in the past
deep kiss
deep kissing
Deep South
deep space
deep therapy
deep throat
deep vein thrombosis
deep Web
deep-chested
deep-design

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEEP STRUCTURE

acupuncture
adventure
architecture
conjecture
data structure
facture
fracture
in the picture
infrastructure
juncture
landscape architecture
lecture
manufacture
microstructure
motion picture
picture
prefecture
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stress fracture
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Synonyms and antonyms of deep structure in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «deep structure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEEP STRUCTURE

Find out the translation of deep structure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deep structure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deep structure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

深层结构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estructura profunda
570 millions of speakers

English

deep structure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गहरी संरचना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البنية العميقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глубинная структура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrutura profunda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গভীর কাঠামো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

structure profonde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Struktur yang mendalam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiefenstruktur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深層構造
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심층 구조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Struktur jero
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cấu trúc sâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆழமான அமைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोल रचना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Derin yapı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

struttura profonda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głęboka struktura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глибинна структура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

structura profundă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαθιά δομή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diep struktuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

djupstruktur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dyp struktur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deep structure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEEP STRUCTURE»

The term «deep structure» is regularly used and occupies the 71.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEEP STRUCTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deep structure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEEP STRUCTURE»

Discover the use of deep structure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deep structure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Place for Consciousness : Probing the Deep Structure of ...
Ultimately, Rosenberg's final solution gives consciousness a causally important role without supposing either that it is physical or that it interacts with the physical.
Gregg Rosenberg, 2004
2
Composition, Deep Structure and Evolution of Continents
The ensemble of manuscripts presented in this special volume captures the stimulating cross-disciplinary dialogue from the International Symposium on Deep Structure, Composition, and Evolution of Continents, Harvard University, Cambridge, ...
R.D. van der Hilst, W.F. McDonough, 1999
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The Deep Structure of Biology: Is Convergence Sufficiently ...
Scholars in the science and religion field will find this book a valuable resource.
Simon Conway Morris, 2008
4
Ideology and Linguistic Theory: Noam Chomsky and the Deep ...
In The Ideological Structure of Linguistic Theory Geoffrey J. Huck and John A. Goldsmith provide a revisionist account of the development of ideas about semantics in modern theories of language, focusing particularly on Chomsky's very ...
John A. Goldsmith, Geoffrey J. Huck, 2013
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Earthquakes and the deep structure of the South Kurile ...
Results of detailed seismological investigations on the southern Kurile Islands between 1958 and 1964.
Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich Fedotov, Sakhalinskiĭ kompleksnyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ institut, 1971
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Hard Truths: Uncovering the Deep Structure of Schooling
Tye identifies what she terms "deep structure" in the educational society, elements of life that are continually and consistently present in a school environment.
Barbara Benham Tye, 2000
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Deep Structure and Past Kinematics of Accreted Terranes
This volume contains a selection of papers presented in Symposium 12 at XIX General Assembly of the IUGG, held August 15–18, 1987, in Vancouver. Convenors Edward Irving and David Stone focused the program on two major themes.
John W. Hillhouse, 1991
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Semantic interpretation of deep structure for ...
The theory of transformational grammars represents the linguists' most elaborate attempt to date to formalize the syntactic structure of English.
Sara Regina Murphey, 1970
9
Deep Structure of the Swiss Alps: Results of NEP/PNR20
This book will interest students and researchers eager to have an up to date view of the Alpine orogen, its structure and evolution as a typical example of a con- tinental collision zone.
Othmar Adrian Pfiffner, 1997
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Studies on Semantics in Generative Grammar
Noam Chomsky. DEEP STRUCTURE, SURFACE STRUCTURE AND SEMANTIC INTERPRETATION* In a general way, I will be concerned in this paper with the relation of syntactic structure to semantic representation in generative grammar.
Noam Chomsky, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEEP STRUCTURE»

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Deep spinning for more walleye
Summer often means walleyes in natural lakes holding on deep structure. Sunken humps, underwater islands, and large points extending out ... «Alexandria Echo Press, Jul 15»
2
Helium Leak In Newport-Inglewood Fault Could Be Sign Of Next Big …
Ken Hudnut from the U.S. Geological Survey recognizes this as "one step closer to refining our understanding of the deep structure of the fault. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
Charleston (It's Not Over)
... or, closer to home, to the deep structure of our own society, the relentless catalogue of white abuse, as well as Operation Fiela, to see that the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Joe Joslin's Fishin' Toledo Bend Report
As far as patterns and baits there's several but most use baits that target shallow bass and those that target bass holding on deep structure. «Beauregard Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Why Batsheva dance company's Ohad Naharin is still Lord Gaga
The secrets and deep structure of Gaga – the compelling movement language invented by Ohad Naharin, the company's artistic director and ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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HOW THEY'RE BITIN': Southwest Georgia fishing - July 4, 2015 …
Crappies are generally slow, but some may be caught at night on moderately deep structure. Hybrids may school early and late, but no ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
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Southern California Helium leak reveals Newport-Inglewood fault is …
... live here, in Los Angeles County, right on top of a whole bunch of active faults, and we're still stuck with inferring what the deep structure is. «Uncover Michigan, Jul 15»
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Helium finding adds new wrinkle to Newport-Inglewood fault
"This is one step closer to refining our understanding of the deep structure" of the fault, said the U.S. Geological Survey's Ken Hudnut, who was ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Interview with Rela Mazali: The Israeli left, BDS, and the 'habit of hope'
... just the tip of a very deep structure undergirding Israeli society – structuring the ways that Jewish Israelis move around, think, act, identify, etc. «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
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Local team wins Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Tournament
... as birds, bait schools, or deep structure. It's a long day of tournament fishing and we'll fish until 11 p.m. and then we're back up at four a.m.”. «Meridian Star, Jun 15»

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