(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
双语例句
According to the TG grammar, language is defined as a capacity. 转换生成语法把语言定义为一种能力。
We assume that all the students in it have some background in generative syntax. 我们假定所有这门课的学生都在生成语法有一点背景。