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Evaluating pragmatic competence

International Review of Pragmatics, 2020
Abstract This paper presents an investigation into the impact of teaching pragmatic competence to translation students who translate from English (L2) to Persian (L1). For the experiment, the participants were requested to identify implicit discourse markers in a source text and to transfer them into the target text.
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Pragmatics as Social Competence

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1982
This paper describes the theoretical shift that has taken place in speech-language pathology as a result of the focus on the pragmatic aspects of language. This shift is placed in the philosophical perspective of American pragmatism. Issues related to the study of language in context and areas investigated in the child language literature using a ...
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Acquisition of pragmatic competence

Journal of Child Language, 1974
The following describes a study of the acquisition of ‘pragmatic’ structures by Italian children. PRAGMATICS refers to the study of the use of language in context, by real speakers and hearers in real situations. It therefore fails to meet the definition of ‘competence’ outlined by Chomsky, emphasizing the ideal speaker abstracted from particular ...
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The Development of Pragmatic Competence

Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen, 1996
Unlike other areas of second language study, which are primarily concerned with acquisitional patterns of interlanguage knowledge over time, most studies in inter-language pragmatics have focused on second language use rather than second language learning.
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Exploring the Impact of Pragmatic Competence on the Communicative Competence

Journal of Namibian Studies : History Politics Culture, 2023
The ability to use language effectively is critical for communication, and possessing a large vocabulary, perfect pronunciation, and grammatical understanding is not sufficient for fluency in English. Pragmatic competence, which encompasses knowledge of social, cultural, and discourse conventions, is essential for language use success.
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