Negative transfer

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounThe unsuccessful use by a language learner of a construct from the learner's source language in the target language, such that the resulting utterance in the target language is incorrect.

Synonyms

error error treatment undergeneration hyperforeignism undertranslation antiagreement linguistic imbalance misacquisition misnegation mistransfer underaccommodation linguicism

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