Deep Syntax
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Functional Generative Description
The functional generative description (FGD) is a linguistic theory developed by Petr Sgall in Prague in the 1960's. It formally describes the language as a system of layers, ranging from the most basic layers (phonology) to abstract ones (deep syntax/semantic -- the tectogrammatical layer). The following image (taken from PDT-2.0 documentation) shows an example of this description:
