Functions of Language - Se explican las diferentes funciones del lenguaje de una manera resumida PDF

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Se explican las diferentes funciones del lenguaje de una manera resumida...

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INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

Name: María Isabel López Lucio Topic: Functions of Language Date: 28 / September / 2020

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The speech act is the categorization for the purpose of characterizing the discourse of conversations or discussions.

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The theory of language functions was proposed by Jakobson (1960).

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Jakobson’s model distinguishes six elements that are necessary for communication to occur: a message sent by an addresser to an addressee requires a certain context to be understood, a common code and a contact.

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The referential function is the context of the discussion, which can be a situation, a person, or an object. Referential messages include observations, opinions, and information.

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The poetic function appears when the focus is on the message, marked in conversations using the figurative language (metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idioms, irony and oxymorons, among others).

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The emotive function reflects the attitude or mood of the addresser towards the information being communicated. Emotive messages focus more attention on the addresser and less on the information being sent.

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The conative function is marked by a focus on the addressee. More precisely, messages have a conative function if they represent orders, demands, advice, or wishes, among others.

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the phatic function serves the purpose of preserving the physical and psychological contact between speakers.

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The metalingual function is often indicated by linguistic cues such as “what is a” or “what do you mean by”. The metalingual function appears when we need definitions, as well as ambiguity resolution.

SUMMARY: Write 5-10 sentences describing specific learning from these notes.     

More attention has been paid to the speech act than the others. Emotive messages are written more frequently than the others Referential and metalingual are the other functions that often receive replies A language function is the purpose of speaking that sentence or phrase. Functional language is language that we use to perform various functions, such as making requests, giving advice, complaining, agreeing, asking permission, etc....