NOUN | act | linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations |
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Meaning | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence). | |
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Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
Broader | performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action | The act of performing |
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