Deep structure refers to an underlying syntactic structure that links various phrase structures through the application of various transformation rules; the level of linguistic structure assumed in transformational grammar that expresses the underlying semantic meaning of a sentence. In Chomsky's theory, Deep structure is the grammatical organization and meaning that underlies all language ; contrast with Surface structure.
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