linguistic ability
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinguisticandability
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linguistic
adjective
uk/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/us/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/
connected with language or the study ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition oflinguisticandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One factor that influences the decision is their assessment of the interlocutor'slinguisticability.
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The transmitters were judged based on their general capacity, moral character, andlinguisticability.
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However, regardless of the lesion site they usually end up with a highly functional level oflinguisticability.
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To show modularity, by contrast, is to show the distinctness of intelligence from combinatoriallinguisticability.
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It was therefore within the specific targets requiring sufficientlinguisticabilityand structural endurance that the patients failed.
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One explanation could be that, even if they are unaware of it, parents are generally sensitive to their child's level oflinguisticability.
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And syntax was taken to be the defining quality of humanlinguisticability.
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They showed no evidence of comparablelinguisticabilitywith matched controls.
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This suggests that the child's individuallinguisticabilityplays a role in the development of theory of mind independent of that played by social communication.
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All we need is a demonstration thatlinguisticabilityitself does not give rise to or meaningfully constrain the ability to form concepts.
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Moreover, syntax is not the unique ' derived ' feature of humanlinguisticability.
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This set of coding criteria is likely to underestimate thelinguisticabilityof the child.
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This ambitious volume succeeds in pulling together diverse approaches to surveying and analyzing human culture through humanlinguisticability, as viewed by linguists and anthropologists.
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We first look specifically at the core oflinguisticabilityas a constellation of dedicated processors.
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Linguisticabilitycan be judged only by observation.
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Second, the presence of alinguisticabilitythreshold effect (discussed below) on false belief performance is assessed.
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We know little about the relation oflinguisticabilityand reading development in individuals who are born deaf and whose language is signed.
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Obviously, we cannot say whether late-acquiredlinguisticabilityleads to difficulty in learning to read or whether poor reading impairs its development.
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The proportion of each language used varies according to thelinguisticabilityof the pupils and teacher.
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In contrast, several papers take the position that natural selection played a minor part in the evolution of humanlinguisticability.
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