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(linguistics) The hypothesis that, for adult second language learners, acquiring grammatical properties and interfacing between them (for example, between syntax and semantics) should not be problematic, but that interfacing between these and an external component, such as pragmatics or discourse information, will prove to be very difficult.
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interface hypothesis
Proper noun
(linguistics)
The
hypothesis
that,
for
adult
second
language
learners,
acquiring
grammatical
properties
and
interfacing
between
them
(for
example,
between
syntax
and
semantics)
should
not
be
problematic,
but
that
interfacing
between
these
and
an
external
component,
such
as
pragmatics
or
discourse
information,
will
prove
to
be
very
difficult.
Japanese Meaning
（言語学の文脈において）成人の第二言語学習者は、文法的性質や内部の言語構造（例えば、構文と意味論）間の連携は問題なく習得できるが、これら内部構造と外部要素（例えば、語用論や談話情報）との連携において大きな困難が生じるという仮説
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(linguistics)
The
hypothesis
that,
for
adult
second
language
learners,
acquiring
grammatical
properties
and
interfacing
between
them
(for
example,
between
syntax
and
semantics)
should
not
be
problematic,
but
that
interfacing
between
these
and
an
external
component,
such
as
pragmatics
or
discourse
information,
will
prove
to
be
very
difficult.
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