transformational rule

noun — 2 senses

transformational rule

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A rule that modifies a well-formed structure (in limited ways).

2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A rule that takes an input and changes it in some restricted way to result in a surface structure.

Related terms
preference rule, well-formedness rule

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