Functions Flashcards
1
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The six functions
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- Referential
- Conative
- Emotive
- Phatic
- Metalinguistic
- Poetic
2
Q
Referential
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Conveys information (eg. statements such as “the train leaves at 6am”).
3
Q
Conative
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Engages the addressee (eg. commands like “sit down!”).
4
Q
Emotive
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Interprets feelings, desires, etc (eg. interjections like “yuck!”).
5
Q
Phatic
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Establishes social connection (eg. greetings like “how are you?”).
6
Q
Metalinguistic
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Talks about language itself (eg. “What does phatic mean?”).
7
Q
Poetic
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Brings in the aesthetic dimension (eg. embellishing a message with quotations like “to be or not to be”).
