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ERIC Number: EJ445946
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Learning a New Script: An Exploration of Sociolinguistic Competence.
Ranney, Susan
Applied Linguistics, v13 n1 p25-50 Mar 1992
This study proposes an alternative approach to research on the acquisition of sociocultural competence, focusing on a speech event rather than a speech act, and drawing on the concept of scripts as developed by cognitive psychologists. (51 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Hmong People, Interviews, Medicine, Physician Patient Relationship, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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