A specific technical term describes the loss of words in a mother tongue when speaking another language
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The technical term 'language attrition' (or first language attrition) describes the process of losing vocabulary and proficiency in a native language due to the acquisition and use of another language.
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frontiersin.org: First Language Attrition: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What It Can Be
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Refers to first language attrition as the technical concept regarding native language loss.
en.wikipedia.org: Language attrition
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Explains language attrition as the loss of a native language due to second language interference.
cambridge.org: Network science reveals the early signs of L1 lexical attrition: Introducing the Lexical Attrition Foundation (LeAF) framework | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition | Cambridge Core
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Examines lexical attrition regarding the loss of first-language words.
journals.sagepub.com: Inhibiting Your Native Language: The Role of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting During Second-Language Acquisition
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Discusses inhibiting the native language during second-language acquisition.
link.springer.com: Retroactive interference from translation equivalents: Implications for first language forgetting | Memory & Cognition | Springer Nature Link
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Examines first language forgetting and vocabulary vulnerability after second language exposure.