语言学概论

语言学概论作业

英语学院旅游1201班

孙晓瑜

Functions of Language

A broad over-term: used to communication

More specific is made to do for us

I. Jacobson’s view----six primary factors of any speech event

1. Addresser (emotion)

2. Addressee (co native)

3. Context (referential)

4. Massage (poetic)

5. Code (met linguistic)

6. Contact (phatic communication)

II. Halliday’s view

1.Ideational function:

Information function----Instrument of thought

Expression of the real word

2.Interpersonal function: personal function: Establish and maintain their status in a society.

3.Textual function

(1)Metalingual function:

Talk about talk and think about thinking

Infinitely self-reflexive

(2)Recreational function:

Children’s play Chanter’s chanting Verbal dueling Poetry writing (3)Phatic communication:

No factual content But a channet of communication is open

Help define and maintain interpersonal relation

(4)Emotive function:

Getting rid of our nervous energy Mostly person’s feelings

Sometimes a communal response of a group of people

(5)Performotive function:

Formal and ritualized to change the social status of persons

Magical and religious occasion

III. Main functions:

1.The descriptive function:

it also referred to differently as the congnitive, or referential, or propositional. It assumed to be the primary functions of language. Eg: The Sichuang earthquake is the most serious one China has ever suffered.

2.The expressive function:

It also called the emotive or attitudinal function, it supplies information about the use’s feelings, preferences prejudices and values.

Eg: I will never go camping with the Simpsons again.

3.The social function:

It also referred to as the interpersonal function, severs to establish and maintain social relations between people.

Eg: “How can I help you,sir?”