Pragmatics
(Social Language)
What is Pragmatic Language?
What is Pragmatic Language?
Pragmatic language is the language we use to communicate with others everyday. This includes non-verbal communication as well. Non-verbal communication includes facial expression, body language, and eye contact.
Pragmatic language is the language we use to communicate with others everyday. This includes non-verbal communication as well. Non-verbal communication includes facial expression, body language, and eye contact.
What are some examples of pragmatic language activities?
What are some examples of pragmatic language activities?
- Initiating, maintaining, and ending conversation
- Asking and answering questions appropriately
- Using theory of mind to infer what others are thinking and how that impacts their behavior
- Understanding what it means to be part of a group
- Understanding the expected behaviors of a school environment
- Matching the size of the problem to the reaction
- Reading nonverbal language in others