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non-target-like

non-target-like adjective: of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: unlike that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.

Adjective

non-target-like (not comparable)

  1. Of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: unlike that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.

Origin of non-target-like

From non- + target + -like.

Questions about non-target-like

What does non-target-like mean?
Non-target-like means of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: unlike that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.
What part of speech is non-target-like?
Non-target-like is an adjective.

Words near non-target-like in the dictionary

  1. non-Sylhetis
  2. non-syllabic
  3. non-syllabics
  4. non-synaptic
  5. non-target
  6. non-target-like
  7. non-targets
  8. non-tariff
  9. non-tariff barrier
  10. non-tariff barriers
  11. non-TAS

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