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Meaning of language transfer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of language shift.

countable

Examples

“At present, language transfer is not viewed as the manifestation of a learner's inability to resist first-language patterns; instead, it is thought to interact with L2 developmental processes, […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

language-learner language-learning languagehood languagelessness languageness languager

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