Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence

Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence PDF Author: Naoko Taguchi
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847696082
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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Book Description
This book describes second language learners? development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pragmatic abilities measured over one year and presents rich descriptions of participants? experiences and the individual characteristics that shaped their developmental trajectories.