Pragmatics In Terms Of CLA Flashcards

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What were the 7 functions of language according to Halliday?

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Instrumental
Regulatory
Interactional
Personal
Heuristic
Imaginative
Informative

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According to Halliday what is the instrumental function of language used for?

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It acts as a means to meet material needs

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According to Halliday what is the regulatory function of language used for?

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It’s used as a means to control other’s using language

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According to Halliday what is the interactional function of language used for?

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It is used as a means of communicating with others

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According to Halliday what is the Personal function of language used for?

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It is used as a means of portraying feelings, attitudes and the personal elements of an interaction

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According to Halliday what is the heuristic function of language used for?

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It is used as a means of questioning reality

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According to Halliday what is the imaginative function of language used for?

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It is used as a means of creating ones environment

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According to Halliday what is the informative function of language used for?

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It is used to communicate new information to others about a topic

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What is the difference between Dore and Hallidays theories?

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Dore focuses more on speech acts as individual utterances in comparison to Hallidays broader approach to functions

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What do Pragmatics deal with?

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Implications, inference, politeness, humour and awareness of context

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What are Implications?

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Implications are the Implied meaning of something, meaning it wasn’t stated directly but the sentence has underlying meanings

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What is inference?

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It is our ability to pick up on implications

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What is being aware of context?

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Knowing how to act in a situation based on context

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What did Del Hyme say about children learning how to converse?

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Children have to learn “ communicative competence “ as well as sounds, words and meanings of functions of language

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What is commutative competence?

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Learning when to speak, how to respond, implied, meanings, rules of politeness, and which registers are appropriate for different situations

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What are Paul Grice’s 4 Maxims?

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Quality
Quantity
Relation
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