Pragmatics In Terms Of CLA Flashcards
What were the 7 functions of language according to Halliday?
Instrumental
Regulatory
Interactional
Personal
Heuristic
Imaginative
Informative
According to Halliday what is the instrumental function of language used for?
It acts as a means to meet material needs
According to Halliday what is the regulatory function of language used for?
It’s used as a means to control other’s using language
According to Halliday what is the interactional function of language used for?
It is used as a means of communicating with others
According to Halliday what is the Personal function of language used for?
It is used as a means of portraying feelings, attitudes and the personal elements of an interaction
According to Halliday what is the heuristic function of language used for?
It is used as a means of questioning reality
According to Halliday what is the imaginative function of language used for?
It is used as a means of creating ones environment
According to Halliday what is the informative function of language used for?
It is used to communicate new information to others about a topic
What is the difference between Dore and Hallidays theories?
Dore focuses more on speech acts as individual utterances in comparison to Hallidays broader approach to functions
What do Pragmatics deal with?
Implications, inference, politeness, humour and awareness of context
What are Implications?
Implications are the Implied meaning of something, meaning it wasn’t stated directly but the sentence has underlying meanings
What is inference?
It is our ability to pick up on implications
What is being aware of context?
Knowing how to act in a situation based on context
What did Del Hyme say about children learning how to converse?
Children have to learn “ communicative competence “ as well as sounds, words and meanings of functions of language
What is commutative competence?
Learning when to speak, how to respond, implied, meanings, rules of politeness, and which registers are appropriate for different situations
