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The social language skills that people use in daily interactions with others (also called pragmatic language) may be impaired in people with lupus. A study of Italian people with lupus found that ...

Children who face challenges with speech or language often struggle not just in school, but also in everyday situations. Speech therapy provides targeted support that helps kids improve their ...

Pragmatics consists of the use of language for a variety of communicative purposes, including requesting, advocating, telling stories, refusing, and making comments. Due to the intersectional nature ...

Pragmatic competence—the ability to navigate the subtleties of social and cultural language use—remains a pivotal area in second language acquisition research. This aspect of language proficiency ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA - In everyday conversation, it’s critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it’s pouring rain and someone remarks on the ...

In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it's pouring rain and someone remarks on the "lovely weather," you ...

Through conversational interaction, students learn the grammatical and pragmatic conventions for conveying particular communicative intents. They also learn the metacognitive skills of reflecting on ...