Exploring Communicative Competence

The four major components are grammatical competence, sociolinguistic competence, discourse competence, and strategic competence.

Socio-linguistic competence refers to the appropriateness of communication depending on the context, including factors like the relationship between the speaker and the receiver.

Being grammatically competent alone is not enough because one also needs to understand the systems that govern language and how to use them in interactional purposes.

<p>Grammatical competence encompasses areas such as syntax, morphology, and phonology/orthography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The organization of language elements affects both the message contained in the utterance and how the receiver understands the message.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strategic competence involves the ability to use communication strategies to overcome difficulties and achieve communication goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most important study on the notion of communicative competence was conducted by Canale and Swain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to Canale and Swain's model, communicative competence refers to both knowledge about language and communicative language skill.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grammatical competence is important in linguistic interaction because it is necessary for understanding and producing grammatically correct utterances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canale and Swain formulated a theoretical framework that consisted of four major components of communicative competence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of language is to achieve effective speech and politeness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requirements for effective speech according to Grice are to be economical, tell the truth, be relevant, and speak clearly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Goffman's principles of politeness are to be considerate, be generous, be positive, be modest, and unanimous.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discourse competence refers to the mastery of how to combine grammatical forms and meanings to achieve a unified spoken or written text.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ways to achieve coherence in a conversation or text include using pronominal references, tense markings, and links between clauses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In conversation, there are fewer demands for cohesion and more allowance for digressions, lack of strict logic, associative speech, and sudden changes of topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strategic competence is the ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to improve the effectiveness of communication when it fails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistic and non-linguistic communication strategies can influence input from the person we are conversing with and help get our message across.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An example of when strategic competence is used is when parents or teachers adapt their language to children or pupils.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is important for pupils to train their strategic competence to become aware of alternative communication options and not abandon their communicative plans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alliteration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A metaphor compares two things directly, while a simile uses 'like' or 'as'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synecdoche</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Schemes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Irony</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tautology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A word or phrase that deviates from ordinary language use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The repetition of a conjunction before every element in a list.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Into schemes and tropes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All the world's a stage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Addition, omission, transposition, permutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Detractio</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epistrophe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epizeuxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hendiatris</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hendiatris</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Homeoteleuton</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hyperbole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paradiastole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isocolon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Polyptoton</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Omission of conjunctions between related clauses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arrangement of words in an ascending order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Repetition of consonant sounds within a short passage of verse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Omission of words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wording ignoring grammatical rules or conventions.</p> Signup and view all the answers