Chomsky's transformational grammar proposed that sentences have both deep structure and surface structure. Which of the following corresponds most closely to the notion of deep structure in a sentence?

a) The core concepts and their relationship
b) The rules by which words are combined into sentences
c) The meaning of each element of the sentence
d) The phonological form of the sentence


A

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Does genetics play a role in aggression?

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