Date of Award
11-1972
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
Supervisor
R. Preston
Co-Supervisor
R. Landes
Language
English
Committee Member
J. Hitchcock
Abstract
The claim is made that a theory of performance must include theories of communicative or cultural competence. A theory of performance will model the interlocking of related but distinct communicative competences.
Some hypotheses concerning the relationship of language and culture are considered briefly. The concepts of competence and performance as used currently in linguistic analysis are disoussod in the light of the competence-performance distinction, and evidence gathered from this discussion as to the nature of a theory of performance.
Recommended Citation
Rees, Margaret C., "Competence and Performance in Language and Culture" (1972). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4835.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/4835
McMaster University Library