English Explanatory Dictionary

language transfer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of language shift.
  2. The (correct or incorrect) application of linguistic features (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) from one language to another, such as false friends.

Word forms

language transfer language transfers

Synonyms

language shift
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