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English language teaching
Iranian EFL learners’ Use of Thanking Speech Act: An ILP Study

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa; Moneer Jafari

Volume 14, Issue 30 , November 2022, , Pages 21-38

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2022.52998.2503

Abstract
  One important aspect of pragmatic competence is the ability to comprehend and/or produce speech acts appropriately in different contexts. The acquisition and use of such an ability by non-native speakers of a language has been a major research line in interlanguage pragmatic competence (ILP) studies. ...  Read More

The Interface between Linguistic and Pragmatic Competence: The Case of Disagreement, Scolding, Requests, and Complaints

Mohammad Ahmadi safa; Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi

Volume 4, Issue 10 , March 2013, , Pages 1-26

Abstract
   Second language  learners often develop grammatical competence in the absence of concomitant pragmatic competence (Kasper & Roever, 2005) and the exact nature of the relationship between the two competences is still indistinct and in need of inquiries ( Bardovi-Harlig, 1999; Khatib & ...  Read More