intralinguistic
/ˌɪntrəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or occurring within a single language.
- The essay focused on intralinguistic factors such as grammar and vocabulary, not cross-language influences.
- Intralinguistic translation, like rewording a sentence in simpler terms, is common in teaching.
- The linguist studied intralinguistic changes in English over the past century.