the uses of language
representations
Interactional
to relte to other
Regulatory
make request o give orders
Instrumental
to get something
Personal
to convey a sense of personal identity
Heuristic
to find out about the immediate enviroment
Imaginative
to be creative throuh language
Representational
to convey information
Diversionary
to enjoy the enviroment
Athoritative/Contractual
to regulate
Perpetuating
to record
Topic principal
language learning depends on the users intention
Observations
involves just one person
Subtema
implications
dilemma the nature of meaning
point of view of the person
nonlaguages alternatives
varied uses of language
number of uses
self evident
is not employed at one use at time
language modalities
Subtema