Jakobsons Functions of Language Flashcards
Outline the six functions/factors of communication in Jakobson’s model.
Context. Addresser (Sender). Addressee (Receiver). Contact. Common Code. Message.
Outline the classifications of utterances in Jakobson’s model.
Referential - Context. Emotive - Addresser. Conative - Addressee. Phatic - Contact. Metalinguistic - Code. Poetic/Aesthetic - message.
Define context and it’s strongest factor.
Descriptions, contextual information.
Context.
Define Emotive and it’s strongest factor.
Interjections/expressions of emotional state.
Addresser.
Define conative and it’s strongest factor.
Concerned with commanding; vocative or imperative addressing of the receiver.
Addressee.
Define phatic and it’s strongest factor.
Concerns channel of communication, performs social task as opposed to information; to establish, prolong or discontinue conversation.
Contact.
Define Metalinguistic and it’s strongest factor.
Requires language analysis; using language to discuss language.
What does Jakobson’s theory concern?
The structure of an utterance.
Define poetic/aesthetic and it’s strongest factor
Involves choosing words carefully; the art of words and then often self-reflective.
Give an example for referential.
“Our business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday.”
Give an example for Emotive.
Oh man…Awesome! Whew!
Give an example for Conative.
Go on, open it! Shoo. Get out of here. Check this out.
Give an example for phatic.
Hey!
Mmmmmhmmmm…How about that?
Really?
No way.
Give an example for metalinguistic.
Noun, adjective, code-switching.
“Water is a non-count noun right?”.
Give an example for poetic/aesthetic.
But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
