Language and Functions

Question 1

Functions

Answer 1

The purpose of a message

Question 2

Jakobson’s Functions

Answer 2

Poetic, Referential, Metalinguistic, Phatic, Conative, Emotive

Question 3

Referential

Answer 3

The sharing of information with an intended audience.

Question 4

Emotive

Answer 4

The expression of emotions and desires.

Question 5

Conative

Answer 5

The use of commands, directions, or questions, with the aim of a reaction from the audience.

Question 6

Poetic

Answer 6

A focus on the formation of the message, rather than the interlocutors.

Question 7

Phatic

Answer 7

Language aimed to create and maintain social connections.

Question 8

Metalinguistic

Answer 8

Language that describes language itself.

Question 9

Register

Answer 9

Stylistic variation of language that relates to formality.

Question 10

Tenor

Answer 10

The relationships between participants.

Question 11

Audience

Answer 11

The intended listeners/readers.

Question 12

Cultural Context

Answer 12

Aspects of context that relate to the culture of the author/speaker, including attitudes, beliefs, or values.

Question 13

Situational Context

Answer 13

The outside of the text - domain, tenor, text type, setting, and mode.

Question 14

Semantic domain

Answer 14

The subject matter/topic being discussed.

Question 15

Mode

Answer 15

Whether a text is spoken or written.

Question 16

Authorial Intent

Answer 16

What the author intends to do with their text.

Question 17

Interlocutor

Answer 17

The speaker/s in a spoken text.

Question 18

Purpose

Answer 18

The goal an writer/speaker is trying to achieve with their work.

Question 19

Solidarity

Answer 19

A shared action or belief the writer/speaker hopes to embed with the audience.