noun
language faculty
Refers to the innate human capacity for language, often used in linguistics and cognitive science.
チョムスキーは人間の言語機能について研究した。
Chomsky studied the human language faculty.
言語能力 refers to an individual's actual language ability or proficiency, while 言語機能 denotes the innate biological capacity for language.
Compound of 言語 (language) and 機能 (function, faculty). The term is a calque from English 'language faculty' and is primarily used in academic contexts.