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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Competence vs.
Performance: A False Distinction?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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interesting article on this issue flashed before my eyes, before disappearing
forever, possibly into my ‘filing’ cabinet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There is, of course, a huge literature in which competence
vs. performance is considered and, very often, taken for granted. I notice also
that the pairing of these concepts is common currency in many other fields beyond
psycholinguistics (e.g., cognitive therapy, animal ecology, engineering, medicine,
and so on). Of course, the way the two terms are used probably differs from one
field to another, but undoubtedly, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>competence</span></i>
is often pitted against <i><span style='font-style:italic'>performance</span></i>
in an uncontroversial manner.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I am therefore very interested to find any discussion
which challenges the competence-performance distinction. If anyone can help, I
promise to sort out my filing cabinet.....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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