The distinction between surface structure and deep structure was first noted by:
A)B. F. Skinner
B)Noam Chomsky
C)E. L. Thorndike
D)Albert Bandura

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Noam Chomsky is credited with first noting the distinction between surface structure and deep structure in linguistics. He proposed that although sentences may have different surface structures, they may have the same underlying deep structure, which is responsible for their meaning. This idea challenged the behaviorist view of language acquisition put forth by Skinner and influenced the development of the field of cognitive psychology. Thorndike and Bandura made significant contributions to psychology, but they did not focus specifically on language or the distinction between surface and deep structure.

The Distinction Between Surface Structure and Deep Structure Was First