linguistic competence

• Terme en linguistique désignant la connaissance implicite et intériorisée que le locuteur a des règles et structures de sa langue, lui permettant de produire et de comprendre un nombre infini de phrases, par opposition à l'usage effectif de la langue.

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.

   compétence linguistique

   • 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.