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transformational-generative grammar

American  
[trans-fer-mey-shuh-nl-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] / ˌtræns fərˈmeɪ ʃə nlˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /

noun

  1. a grammar that combines the principles of generative grammar and transformational grammar.

Etymology

Origin of transformational-generative grammar

First recorded in 1975–80

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