语言学function of language.ppt

语言学function_of_languageFunctions of language
What does “function of language” mean?
What are the functions of language, in your opinion?
Jakobson’s view of the functions of language (Prague school structuralists):
language is above all, as any semiotic system, munication. We study language as a science so we mention its function according to a principle. Here the function is not the social function only.
Functions of language
Six primary factors of any speech event: speaker, addressee, context, message, code, contact.
Jakobson’s well-known framework of language functions based on the six key elements munication:
Referential: to convey message and information
Poetic: to indulge in language for its own sake
Emotive: to express attitudes, feelings and emotions
Functions of language
Conative: to persuade and influence others mands and entreaties)
Phatic: to munion with others
Metalingual function: to clear up intentions, words and meanings. say make is a verb and he is a pronoun.
They correspond to munication elements as context, message, addresser, addressee, contact and code.
Functions of language
Context
referential
Addresser
Emotive
. intonation
showing anger
Message
Poetic
. poetry
Addressee
Conative
. Imperatives
and vocatives
Contact
Phatic
Hello, did you hear me?
Code
Metalingual
. Let me make it brief.
Functions of language
Halliday’s metalfunctions of language:
Ideational: Language constructs a model of experience and constructs logical relations
Interpersonal: Language enacts/represent social relationships
Textual : Language creates relevance to context.
Functions of language
Ideational:
language is used to tell something, characterized by the use of declarative sentences. Informative statements are often labeled as true or false.
I’ve got something to tell you. Professor Zhang has been a visiting scholar in England.
Functions of language
Interpersonal function is the most important sociological use of language. People use the interpersonal