Pragmatic Competence: Definition, Theoretical Foundations, and Teachability
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Pragmatic competence is broadly defined as the ability to use language appropriately within social contexts, encompassing knowledge of what to say , how to say it , when , and to whom (Thomas, 1983). This competence entails a speaker’s sensitivity to social norms, interpersonal roles, power relations, and cultural expectations. As conceptualized by Thomas (1983), pragmatic competence comprises two interrelated dimensions: pragmalinguistics , referring to the linguistic means available for performing communicative acts (e.g., grammatical structures, modal verbs, politeness markers), and sociopragmatics , which involves the understanding of how these linguistic forms are deployed appropriately according to social contexts, such as varying degrees of directness contingent on the interlocutor’s status.
Author: Chevar Fayzulloeva
Institution: Uzbek State University of World Languages
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7083023433
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