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| Communicative Competence… | 1 |
| Discourse Analysis | 1 |
| Listening Comprehension | 1 |
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| Pragmatics | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKasper, Gabriele – Language Learning, 1984
Reports on a study of language learners' comprehension of speech acts and discourse functions, referred to as pragmatic comprehension. Analyzes two types of learners' pragmatic misunderstandings: their failure to distinguish between phatic talk and referential talk, and their failure to identify the intended illocutionary force of indirect speech…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers
