Paper 1 · Communication
A person has a very advanced sense of what is socially appropriate and always knows what to say in every social context. The person has which kind of linguistic competence?
APhonemic
BCognitive
CSyntactic
DPragmatic ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Pragmatic — The person has pragmatic competence, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The person has pragmatic competence, so that is the answer.
★Pragmatic competence is the ability to use language aptly in social contexts.
★Knowing what to say in each situation is exactly this skill.
★So the person shows pragmatic competence.
★Phonemic competence is about speech sounds.
★Syntactic competence is about grammar, so the answer is pragmatic.
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