transformation

mastery
UK /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun

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In linguistics, transformation refers to a rule that converts a deep structure into a surface structure.