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Peer reviewedCohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Focuses on an area within pragmatics, that of speech acts, considers the underlying performance of such speech acts, and looks at the effects of explicit instruction in this area. The article makes distinctions in the description of speech acts, such as between sociocultural and sociolinguistic ability. (47 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cultural Context, Developmental Stages
