表ひょう層そう構こう造ぞう

noun

surface structure

Linguistics term, often contrasted with 深層構造 (deep structure). Refers to the syntactic form of a sentence as it is actually spoken or written.

See also: 深層構造

• 生せい成せい文ぶん法ぽうでは、表ひょう層そう構こう造ぞうと深しん層そう構こう造ぞうを区く別べつする。

  In generative grammar, a distinction is made between surface structure and deep structure.