What are the 7 functions of language?
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Hardikjaat5
Terms in this set (7)
Instrumental. It used to express people’s needs or to get things done.
Regulatory. This language is used to tell others what to do.
Interactional. Language is used to make contact with others and form relationship.
Personal. …
Heuristic. …
Imaginative. …
Representationa
Anshika Sharma
Terms in this set (7)
Instrumental. It used to express people’s needs or to get things done.
Regulatory. This language is used to tell others what to do.
Interactional. Language is used to make contact with others and form relationship.
Personal. …
Heuristic. …
Imaginative. …
Representationa
Harsh
Language performs a number of functions based on the purpose of its use. 7 of its functions are listed below:
1. Instrumental:
The way an individual satisfies the need by asking for something (May I take your pen?).
2. Regulatory:
Controlling another’s behaviour (e.g. teacher asks the student “sit quiet, please”).
3. Interactional:
Used for maintaining interpersonal (e.g. wishing a friend a happy birthday).
4. Personal:
Where one talks about oneself (e.g. I am feeling very depressed today)
5. Heuristic:
To find out about the world in general (e.g. Is there any drug to cure AIDS?)
6. Imaginative:
Where one talks about one’s imagination (e.g. write an essay on the topic “You are on the clouds”).
7. Informational:
To seek and give varied types of information (e.g. What is the current rate of population growth in over country?).