According to Chomsky, the world's languages differ in the words they use or __________ structure, but are similar in their basic composition or ___________ structure.
A) surface; deep
B) deep; surface
C) semantic; semiotic
D) grammatical; vocabulary

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Chomsky's theory distinguishes between surface structure, which varies across languages in terms of words and syntax, and deep structure, which refers to the underlying meanings that are universal across languages.

According to Chomsky, the World's Languages Differ in the Words