Communicative Competence

Communicative Competence is a linguistic construct referring to an individual's underlying knowledge of the sociolinguistic, grammatical, discourse, and strategic components necessary for effective and appropriate language use in social interactions.

5.4K

Publications

351.1K

Citations

9K

Authors

2.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.2K

Authors

9K

  1. JC
    James C. McCroskey

    West Virginia University, United States

    26 publications · 4K citations

    25

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  2. SJ
    Sandra J. Savignon

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    17 publications · 3.3K citations

    15

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  3. RB
    Rebecca B. Rubin

    Kent State University, United States

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

    14

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  4. VP
    Virginia P. Richmond

    West Virginia University, United States

    12 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  5. BH
    Brian H. Spitzberg

    San Diego State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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Venues

  1. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 106 publications · 20.2K citations

    61

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  2. System

    105 publications · 10.5K citations

    54

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  3. TESOL Quarterly

    75 publications · 19K citations

    45

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  4. Journal of Pragmatics

    72 publications · 6.6K citations

    44

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  5. Applied Linguistics

    56 publications · 17.6K citations

    41

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