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| Deep structure: Deep structure in linguistics is the underlying abstract representation of a sentence, which captures its meaning and grammatical relationships. It is contrasted with surface structure, which is the actual form of the sentence as it is spoken or written. See also Surface structure._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Charles F. Hockett on Deep Structure - Dictionary of Arguments
Lyons I 250 Deep Structure/Transformational Grammar/Hockett/Lyons: (Hockett 1958(1), Harris und Chomsky 1956, 1957)(2),(3) E.g., 1. Atoms are to small to see 2. They are to much in love to see clearly. I 251 Surface structure: is not identical, but very similar. >Surface structure. Deep structure: the difference between the two sentences takes place in the deep structure, that of "seeing". >Deep structure. Harris/Chomsky: worked independently, but emphasized that they were committed to each other. >Transformational grammar. Deep structure: the joke is that it does not run parallel to the surface grammar. 1. C.F. Hockett (1958). A Course in Modern Linguistics. NY: Macmillan. 2. N. Chomsky (1957). Syntactic Structures. The Hage: Mouton. 3. Z.S. Harris (1957). Co-occurrence and transformation in linguistic structure" Lg. 33, 283-340._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hock I Ch. F. Hockett A Course in Modern Linguistics Hock II Charles F. Hockett The View From Language: Selected Essays 1948-1974 Athens, Georgia, US 1977 Ly II John Lyons Semantics Cambridge, MA 1977 Lyons I John Lyons Introduction to Theoretical Lingustics, Cambridge/MA 1968 German Edition: Einführung in die moderne Linguistik München 1995 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27