In Noam Chomsky's transformational grammar, the biological "hardwiring" in the brain that gives children the capacity to use language, as opposed to the surface structure, i.e., [..]

Anatomy. Any organ that is beneath the surface layers of the body. 2. Transformational generative grammar. Abstract base form of a sentence.

the common structural features of sentences that are related to each other by grammatical transformations. Cf. SURFACE STRUCTURE.

A level in grammar — specifically syntax — in which ambiguities in structure do not exist and in which the semantic interpretation of a sentence is clear. Contrast surface structure.

The sensory maps (both conscious and unconscious) that people use to organize and guide their behavior.

The sensory maps (both conscious and unconscious) that people use to organise and guide their behaviour.

A term used to describe the hidden layers within societies, organisations and movements where a number of unconscious or even conscious but hidden processes occur. Within the deep structure lie assumptions taken for granted about gender roles and the place of women. These assumptions are below awareness level, and are, therefore, not talked about o [..]