Term ID: T3428

Linguistic Competence

/linguistic-competence/
Chomsky's concept of innate knowledge of language rules that enables understanding and production of grammatical sentences.
Example: Native speakers' intuitive ability to recognize grammatically correct sentences and generate novel, appropriate utterances.

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Reference: Chomsky (1965)