表ひょう層そうの語ご順じゅん

noun

surface order

Linguistics term referring to the observable linear order of words in a sentence, as opposed to underlying syntactic structure. Rare in general usage.

• 生せい成せい文ぶん法ぽうでは、表ひょう層そうの語ご順じゅんと深しん層そう構こう造ぞうの違ちがいが議ぎ論ろんされる。

  In generative grammar, the difference between surface order and deep structure is discussed.