Linguistic Competence

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)

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§1: (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)

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§1 · legacy_primary: (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)
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