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Conversational Openings in Kiswahili: The Pragmatic Performance of Native and Non-Native Speakers.

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Omar, Alwiya S. – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992

A study investigated the production of conventional conversational openings by five advanced learners of Kiswahili with experience in the Kiswahili speaking environment. Native speakers of Kiswahili usually engage in lengthy openings including several phatic inquiries (PIs) and phatic responses (PRs). The number and manner in which the PIs and PRs…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Dialogs (Language)

Linguistic and Pragmatic Competence: Their Relationship in the Overall Competence of the Language Learner.

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Hoffman-Hicks, Sheila – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992

A study examined the relationship between two kinds of language competence, linguistic and pragmatic, within the larger domain of the learner's overall competence. Specifically, it investigated whether linguistic competence is (1) necessary, and (2) sufficient for pragmatic competence. Subjects were 14 students of French at Indiana University and…

Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries