5 Functions of Language Flashcards
1
Q
Emotive Language
A
expression of feeling, attitudes, and emotions (the film was terrifying, inspiring, happy)
2
Q
phatic Language
A
functions to perform a social task (manners, keeps us from chaos, elevator talk)
3
Q
cognitive language
A
conveys information
4
Q
rhetorical language
A
the purpose to influence (persuasive)
5
Q
identifying language
A
centers on naming (real name vs. public name, holocaust, hate speech)
