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Meaning of communicative competence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A language user's grammatical knowledge of syntax, morphology, phonology and the like, as well as social knowledge about how and when to use utterances appropriately.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Português competência comunicativa
Українська комунікати́вна компете́нтність

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Communicatively Communicativeness Communicator Communicators communicatrix communicology

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