Describing Language

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Language function

Language function

A purpose you wish to achieve when you say or write something.

A purpose you wish to achieve when you say or write something.

By ‘performing’ the function, you are performing an act of communication.

By ‘performing’ the function, you are performing an act of communication.

If someone wants to express themselves in speaking or writing,they need to know how to perform these functions.

If someone wants to express themselves in speaking or writing,they need to know
how to perform these functions.

Many functional exponents (patterns or phrases) are lexical phrases.

Many functional exponents (patterns or phrases) are lexical phrases.

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Definition of Language Functions

A language function is a purpose you wish to achieve when you say or write something.

A language function is a purpose you wish to achieve when you say or write something.

A language function explains why someone says something and with the idea with which it was thought

A language function explains why someone says something
and with the idea with which it was thought

Examples of the Functions

if you say ‘I promise’, you are
performing the function of promising.

If you say ‘I
apologise’, you are performing the function of apologising;

We can apologise by saying ‘sorry’ and invite someone not by
saying ‘I invite you" but by saying things like ‘D’you fancy coming round for a meal?’.

How appropiacy and register relate to functions

appropriacy depends upon what you say and how you say it while functions works with the words by expressing different meaning

appropriacy depends upon what you say and how you say it while functions works with the words by expressing different meanings and concepts.

How form and meaning relate to functions?

The relationship is because they use words to express a number of different concepts depending on where they are used.

The relationship is because they use words to express a number of different concepts depending on where they are used.

How teachers teach them and What is the most common way to teach them?

Are taught or presented giving different examples of the function and students are asked to identify it (Inductively). They

Are taught or presented giving different examples of the function and students are asked to identify it (Inductively). They also are presented creating a situation in which the function is needed for asking students to respond to it (deductively).