1.   Fewer assumptions are made in such dictionaries about the linguistic competence of the user.

2.   There are many careers that require a high degree of linguistic competence.

3.   In order to construct an integrated theory of linguistic competence, it is essential to discover the logical ordering of components or levels.

4.   If so, pragmatics must be logically prior to that component, and so must be included in an overall theory of linguistic competence.