CLA Pragmatic Development (Functionalism)

Question 1

Pragmatic Development (Functionalism)

John Dore

A,C, G, L, Pra, Pro, Rep, ReqA

Answer 1

• Describes language functions; focussing more on categorising individual utterances.
• Answering: Responding to an utterance of another speaker.
• Calling: Getting someone’s attention
• Greeting: Greeting someone
• Labelling: Naming a person, object or thing
• Practicising: Using language when no adult is present.
• Protesting: Objecting to requests from others
• Repeating: Repeating an adult word or utterance.
• Requesting action: Asking for something to be done for them.

Question 2

Halliday’s 7 Functions of Language

Functions of speech

Answer 2

• Instrumental: to fufill a need e.g. “Want juice”
• Regulatory:to influence the behaviour of others. “Put down.”
• Interactional: to build and strengthen social relationships. e.g. “Love you.”
• Personal: Conveying opinions, ideas and identity. E.g. “me love Peppa Pig.”
• Representational: Facts and information. E.g. “it hot.”
• Imaginative: Creation of an imagined concept. E.g. “me princess you prince.”
• Heuristic: To learn about their environment. E.g. “What’s that?”