On Pragmatic Failures in Second Language Learning
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| Title | On Pragmatic Failures in Second Language Learning |
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| Abstract | Pragmatics is the study of the use of language in communication, which includes the study of how the interpretation and use of utterances depends on knowledge of the real world; how speakers use and understand speech acts; how the structure of sentences is influenced by the relationship between the speaker and the hearer. When the pragmatic force of a language is misunderstood, the communication fails, leading to pragmatic failures. The pragmatic failures are composed of pragmatic linguistic failures and social-pragmatic failures. By improving learners’ linguistic and communicative competence and cultural quality, the pragmatic failures might be avoided. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2011-03-01 |
| Source | Theory and Practice in Language Studies Vol 1, No 3 (2011) |
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