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1.2 Functions of Language - Coggle Diagram
1.2 Functions of Language
There are 2 functions of lang:
Written
Literary functions:
Special
Priviliged outcrop
on the fundamental functions of WL
WLL emerge long after the arrival of WL
Recording facts about sociaty
recording about individual in sociaty
Fundamental function of WLis the transmission of information
Information trnaferring function of lang. is
transactional function
of language
When transactional language at issue, information is clearly conveyed
Genres in the transactional language is not primary
expository functions
Legal
Academic
Journalistic
informative functions
News
Familial Letters
Domestic notes
recording functions
Parliarment recordings
Minutes of meetings
Lecture notes
Doctor recordings patient's medical history
Spoken
information is less densely packed
less implications for syntactic structure & for vocabulary selection
Overriding function of SL:
the maintenance of social relationship
Transactional SL is embedded within chat
Social interaction has little transactional content
Speech participant:
feel free
comfortable
not argue
not require repetition
nod & smile
General vocabulary & sparse information packing
The purpose of SLis communicate his message rather than to be nice to the listener
Primary interactional lang. is listener oriented
Primary transactional lang. is message oriented
use of specific vocabulary
Transactional situations where information transference is the primary reason for the SL
lang. tends to be clear
information is more specific