language transfer

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|countable}} {{syn of|en|language shift}}.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics|uncountable}} The (correct or incorrect) application of [[linguistic]] features ([[grammar]], [[vocabulary]], etc.) from one [[language]] to another, such as [[false friend]]s.

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