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competency vs linguistic competence

linguistic competence vs competency

competency and linguistic competence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
competency Yes No No No
linguistic competence Yes No No No
As nouns, linguistic competence is a hyponym of competency; that is, linguistic competence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than competency:
  • competency: the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
  • linguistic competence: (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)
Other hyponyms of competency include fitness, proficiency.
competency (noun) linguistic competence (noun)
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)
Difference between competency and linguistic competence

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