linguistic competence

• Termo da linguística que designa o conhecimento internalizado e em grande parte inconsciente que um falante tem das regras e estruturas de sua língua, permitindo-lhe produzir e compreender um número infinito de enunciados. Diferencia-se do uso efetivo da língua (desempenho ou performance).

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.

   competência linguística

   • 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.