Michael Halliday Flashcards
Instrumental
Language used to fulfil particular needs
E.g “I want”
The seven functions
- instrumental
- regulatory
- interactional
- personal
- heuristic
- imaginative
- representational
Regulatory
Language used to influence other’s behaviours
(Do as I tell you)
E.g. “Wash hands”
Interactional
Language used to develop social relationships
(Me and you)
E.g “love mummy”
Personal
Language used to express own ideas and individual identity
(Here I come)
E.g “jimmy good boy”
Heuristic
Language used to learn and explore the environment
(Tell me why)
E.g “why the bus stop here?”
Imaginative
Language used to create imaginary environment. Usually accompanies play
(Let’s pretend)
E.g “jimmy shoot cowboy”
Representational
Language used to convey facts and information
I’ve got something to tell you
When did Halliday do his investigations?
1975
“I want”
Instrumental
“Wash hands”
Regulatory
“Love mummy”
Interactional
“Jimmy good boy”
Personal
“Why the bus stop here?”
Heuristic
“Jimmy shoot cowboy”
Imaginative
“I’ve got something to tell you”
Representational
What theory does this support?
Pragmatic
What was the purpose of these functions?
Children learnt these functions in this order so that they were able to get what they wanted and make conversation and interaction with people.
