Fine-tuning LLMs on an unseen language teaches syntax but fails to transfer semantic competence, leaving Python with up to a 19% performance advantage and no tested intervention closing the gap.
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Syntax Without Semantics: Teaching Large Language Models to Code in an Unseen Language
Fine-tuning LLMs on an unseen language teaches syntax but fails to transfer semantic competence, leaving Python with up to a 19% performance advantage and no tested intervention closing the gap.