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IMPLICIT LANGUAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Philosophy (General)
- Language (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- implicature
1, record 1, English, implicature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Implicature is a common form of implicit communication that arises in natural language discourse when an utterance leverages context to imply information beyond what the words literally convey. 2, record 1, English, - implicature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- implicature
1, record 1, French, implicature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elément signifié de façon implicite à un interlocuteur, sorte d'insinuation. 2, record 1, French, - implicature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- implicit language
1, record 2, English, implicit%20language
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langage implicite
1, record 2, French, langage%20implicite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- communicative competence 1, record 3, English, communicative%20competence
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- interactional competence 1, record 3, English, interactional%20competence
- socio-linguistic competence 1, record 3, English, socio%2Dlinguistic%20competence
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ervin-Tripp uses the term socio-linguistic competence in order "to exclude the many forms of skill in non linguistic communication". There are also other uses such as Hugh Mehan’s "interactional competence;" ... but they all recognize the basic notions of the referential and social functions inherent in Hymes’ communicative competence. 1, record 3, English, - communicative%20competence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This notion is intended... to include not only grammatical competence(or implicit and explicit knowledge of the rules of grammar) but also contextual or sociolinguistic competence(knowledge of the rules of language use). 1, record 3, English, - communicative%20competence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- compétence de communication
1, record 3, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- compétence communicative 1, record 3, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20communicative
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette aptitude de l'individu à choisir le sous-code ou variété de langue, approprié à la situation et aux fonctions du langage, repose sur des conventions sociales et linguistiques dont la somme constitue la compétence de communication. 1, record 3, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La compétence de communication consiste non seulement dans la maîtrise orale de situations communicatives, mais aussi dans la flexibilité de chacun vis-à-vis de multiples exigences de compréhension et de communication. 1, record 3, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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