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言語運用 (げんごうんよう, gengounyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

言げん語ご運うん用よう

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Meanings

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linguistic performance

Technical term in linguistics, referring to the actual use of language in concrete situations, as opposed to competence.

チョムスキーは言げん語ご能のう力りょくと言げん語ご運うん用ようを

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Chomsky distinguished between linguistic competence and linguistic performance.

Kanji

言say, word
語word, speech, language
運carry, luck, destiny
用utilize, business, service

Related words

言げん語ご能のう力りょく
言語能力 refers to the underlying knowledge of a language (competence), while 言語運用 is the actual use of that knowledge in real situations (performance).

Built from

言げん語ご+運うん用よう

Etymology

Compound of 言語 (language) and 運用 (operation, application). The term is a direct translation of the English 'linguistic performance' used in generative grammar.