Functions of language and their implementation in sentence structure

Question 1

functions of language

the functional approach to grammar

Answer 1

• how language structures are used in a particular context to fulfill various functions - to express different kinds of meaning, related to what the speaker and the hearer want to achieve when using language

Question 2

functions of language

Answer 2

1. referential - oriented towards the context, expressed by statement
2. emotive - focused on the addresser - communicates inner states, feelings and emotions - expressed by interjections, exclamation and expressive or emphatic intonation patterns - wow, well done
3. conative - focused on the addressee and seeks to affect his behavior - expressed by the vocative and imperative - John, sit down please
4. phatic - seeks to establish conversation, greetings, expressions
5. poetic - centered on the message form, rhyme, repetition
6. Metalingual - focused on the coded - defining something or checking understanding

Question 3

speech acts

Answer 3

1. representative - the speaker is committed in varying degrees to the truth of a proposition, announcements, statements, conclusions
2. directives - the speaker tires the hearer to do something - questions, commands, requests, threats
3. commissives - the speaker is committed in varying degrees to a certain course of action - bets, pledges, promises
4. expressives - the speaker expresses an attitude about a state of affairs. - apologies, thanking and welcoming, congratulations
5. declarations - the speaker alter the status quo by making the utterance - resignations, decearations, sentences, christening

Question 4

direct and indirect speech act

Answer 4

direct speech act - the utterance performing the speech act matches with the grammatical structure - Come here
indirect - the speech acts does not match with the grammatical structure it most naturally takes
who care?

Question 5

direct and indirect speech act

Answer 5

direct speech act - the utterance performing the speech act matches with the grammatical structure - Come here
indirect - the speech acts does not match with the grammatical structure it most naturally takes
who care?