Pragmatic Language/
Social Skills*


Pragmatic language and social skills are a group of skills which people use to interact and communicate with others.  Social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in both verbal and nonverbal ways.  The process of learning these skills is called socialization.

Social Skills and Pragmatic Language involve three major skills:

1.  Using language for different purposes
2.  Adjusting language to the situation and/or listener
3.  Following rules for conversation



*Information above taken from the website ASHA.org.  For more information on pragmatic language/social skills, please click here to visit their website.