Noam Chomsky's Research on Surface and Deep Structures in Sentences

question 4

Multiple Choice

Noam Chomsky's research on surface and deep structures in sentences was critical for his development of

• A)artificial intelligence
• B)transformational grammar
• C)syntax
• D)psycholinguistics

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Definitions:

Executive Agencies

Parts of the government responsible for the daily administration, regulation, and enforcement of federal laws, under the direction of the President or executive branch.

Semantics

The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of meaning in language.

Sentences

A group of words that express a complete thought, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another, thought to be involved in understanding others' actions, empathy, and learning through imitation.