alleryWho introduced the concept of communicative competence in 1966?
ANoam Chomsky
BJerome Bruner
CDell Hymes
DHenry Widdowson
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Dell Hymes
1. The sociolinguist Dell Hymes posited communicative competence in 1966.
2. It broadened Chomsky's syntactic concept of competence.
3. Bruner wrote on constructing understanding; Widdowson observed classroom ineffectiveness.
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