noun
[ U ] ( linguistics ) the process of using your knowledge of your first language or another language that you know when speaking or writing a language that you are learning
noun
[ U ] ( linguistics ) the process of using your knowledge of your first language or another language that you know when speaking or writing a language that you are learning
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005