| NOUN | attribute | linguistic competence | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance) |
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| Meaning | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance). | |
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| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | competence, competency | The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
| Spanish | competencia lingüística | |
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