English Language · English
In Noam Chomsky's theory of generative grammar, the distinction between competence and performance plays a crucial role in explaining the nature of linguistic knowledge. Linguistic competence refers to the speaker-hearer's internalized knowledge of grammatical rules of a language, whereas performance refers to:
- 1The historical development of grammar
- 2The actual use of language in real communicative situations✓
- 3The literary style of language
- 4The symbolic meaning of linguistic signs
Correct answer
The actual use of language in real communicative situations
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