CLA - pragmatic development

Question 1

why is language needed + researcher

Answer 1

Halliday (1975) - we’re forced to interact with other people and with our environment and so we need the means to do this

Question 2

how many functions of language for children does Halliday claim there are

Answer 2

seven

Question 3

explain the imaginative function

Answer 3

language used to explore the imagination

Question 4

explain the Heuristic function

Answer 4

language used to learn and explore the environment

Question 5

explain the regulatory function

Answer 5

language used to influence the behaviours of other

Question 6

explain the representational function

Answer 6

language used to convey facts and information

Question 7

explain the instrumental function

Answer 7

language used to fulfil a need on the part of a speaker

Question 8

explain the personal function

Answer 8

language used to express personal preferences and identity of speaker

Question 9

explain the interactional function

Answer 9

language used to develop social relationships and ease the process of interaction