CSpoken- Halliday Flashcards
(10 cards)
Halliday (1975)
Identified 7 functions of language in children
Halliday’s 7 functions of language
Instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal, heuristic, imaginative, representational
Instrumental language
To express needs
Regulatory language
To tell others what to do
Interactional language
To make contact with others
Personal language
To express feelings, opinions and identity
Heuristic language
To gain knowledge about the environment
Imaginative language
To tell stories, jokes and create an imaginary environment
Representational language
To convey facts and information