Pragmatic Development Flashcards
Halliday’s heuristic function of child language
> Using language to explore environment / seek information
Halliday’s imaginative function of child language
> Using language to play, to create an imaginary world
Halliday’s instrumental function of child language
> Expressing needs / wants
Halliday’s interactional function of child language
> Establishing personal contact
Halliday’s personal function of child language
> Expressing feelings / preferences
Halliday’s regulatory function of child language
> Requesting / asking for things
Halliday’s representational function of child language
> Used to communicate information
Dore’s answering category of individual utterances
> Responding to the utterances of another speaker
Dore’s calling category of individual utterances
> Getting someone’s attention
Dore’s greeting category of individual utterances
> Greeting someone
Dore’s labelling category of individual utterances
> Naming a person / object / thing
Dore’s practicing category of individual utterances
> Using language when no adult is present
Dore’s protesting category of individual utterances
> Objecting to requests from others
Dore’s repeating category of individual utterances
> Repeating an adult word or utterance
Dore’s requesting action category of individual utterances
> Asking for something to be done for them
