linguistic competence

• Término en lingüística que designa el conocimiento inconsciente e internalizado que el hablante tiene de las reglas y estructuras de su lengua, lo que le permite producir y comprender un número infinito de oraciones, en contraste con el uso real del lenguaje.

A term in linguistics referring to a speaker's unconscious, internalized knowledge of the rules and structures of their language, enabling them to produce and understand an infinite number of sentences, as distinct from actual language performance.

1. Language abilityC1formal

   The unconscious knowledge of a language that allows a speaker to produce and understand grammatically correct sentences.

   competencia lingüística

   • Linguistic competence enables a child to form sentences they have never heard before.
   • The study focused on the linguistic competence of bilingual speakers.
   • Chomsky's theory distinguishes between linguistic competence and performance.