Author Question: The relationship between linguistic form and communicative function is: A. one-to-one: there is a ... (Read 56 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The relationship between linguistic form and communicative function is:

A. one-to-one: there is a separate form for each function and vice versa.
B. one-to many: each linguistic form can go to many different functions, but there is only one way to express each function.
C. many-to-many: a single linguistic form can be used for different functions and the same function can be expressed by different linguistic forms.
D. there is no way to distinguish between form and function in language development.

Question 2

What is the difference between linguistic and communicative competence?

A. There is no difference; the two terms refer to the same thing.
B. Linguistic competence is the ability to understand and produce well formed sentences while communicative competence is the ability to engage in appropriate communicative interactions.
C. Linguistic competence is the ability to engage in appropriate social interactions while communicative competence is the ability to understand and produce well formed sentences.
D. Linguistic competence is the ability to speak while communicative competence is the ability to read.