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Pragmatics and Language Evolution

open access: yes, 2017
Pragmatics is the branch of linguistics that deals with language use in context. It looks at the meaning linguistic utterances can have beyond their literal meaning (implicature), and also at presupposition and turn taking in conversation. Thus, pragmatics lies on the interface between language and social cognition.From the point of view of both ...
Smith , Kenny, Woensdregt, Marieke
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The Role of Technology in Facilitating the Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence in Online English Language Learning

open access: yesJournal of Pragmatics Research
Pragmatic competence refers to the ability to use language appropriately in social contexts, and is an essential part of language learning. This research investigation is focused on how technology can be potent for developing pragmatic competence in the ...
Mezia Kemala Sari   +4 more
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A Pragmatic Model of Spatial Language. [PDF]

open access: yes
Spatial language is an integral part of everyday communication, but existing theories fail to explain the cognitive processing underlying the interpretation of spatial descriptions. The traditional spatial template theory does not attempt to provide a mechanism behind the computation of acceptability ratings, nor does it adequately address the effect ...
Vanooteghem, Midas, Schaeken, Walter
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Pragmatic Language Markers of Autism Diagnosis and Severity. [PDF]

open access: yesRes Autism Spectr Disord, 2022
Dolata JK   +3 more
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Relationship of Nonverbal Communication Functions with Structural and Pragmatic Language Skills in Children with ASD

open access: yesAnkara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi
Introduction: Children with ASD display diverse developmental traits and face difficulties in communication and language abilities. Nonverbal communication functions are hypothesized to be a significant factor among the variables related to the diverse ...
Gamze Alak   +1 more
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Communication and Pragmatic Skills in Foreign Language Classes [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Philosophy, Social and Human Disciplines, 2015
This paper tries to analyze the importance and the relationship between communication and pragmatic skills in foreign language classes. Philosophers and linguists have dealt with language, analyzing it from the psychological viewpoint.
Olda Xhepa BALLIU
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