noun
transformational generative syntax
Technical term in linguistics for the theory of syntax that uses transformations to relate surface structures to deep structures.
変形生成統語論はチョムスキーによって提唱された。
Transformational generative syntax was proposed by Chomsky.
生成文法 (generative grammar) is the broader framework; 変形生成統語論 specifically refers to the syntactic component that uses transformations.
Compound of 変形 (transformation), 生成 (generative), and 統語論 (syntax). The term is a direct translation of the English 'transformational generative syntax'.