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What is the referential function?
What is the referential function?
The referential function concerns descriptions or contextual information.
What are the most common topics addressed in ESL classrooms?
What are the most common topics addressed in ESL classrooms?
The surrounding environment and describing actions in physical or chronological context.
What is the emotive function concerned with?
What is the emotive function concerned with?
The emotive function is concerned primarily with the Addresser, focusing on the personal attitude, status, and emotional state of the speaker.
What is the most common manifestation of the emotive function?
What is the most common manifestation of the emotive function?
What is the conative function of language?
What is the conative function of language?
What is the purest grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function?
What is the purest grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function?
How can helping students practice emotional expression improve their language skills?
How can helping students practice emotional expression improve their language skills?
What is the most frequent function of communication?
What is the most frequent function of communication?
What does the emotive function seek to create in the listener?
What does the emotive function seek to create in the listener?
What is the Emotive Function concerned with?
What is the Emotive Function concerned with?
What is the conative function?
What is the conative function?
What is the primary purpose of the phatic function?
What is the primary purpose of the phatic function?
What are some examples of culturally or non-culturally bound set phrases?
What are some examples of culturally or non-culturally bound set phrases?
Why is it important for students to become familiar with language and social conventions in relation to the phatic function?
Why is it important for students to become familiar with language and social conventions in relation to the phatic function?
What is the metalinguistic function concerned with?
What is the metalinguistic function concerned with?
What are some examples of when the metalinguistic function might be used?
What are some examples of when the metalinguistic function might be used?
What is metalanguage?
What is metalanguage?
What is the poetic function?
What is the poetic function?
What is an example of formulaic language?
What is an example of formulaic language?
Why is it important to provide students with formulaic language?
Why is it important to provide students with formulaic language?
Students need to become familiar with language and social conventions that allow them to keep a conversation going, stay engaged with their interlocutors, and socialize successfully. This is the ______ function.
Students need to become familiar with language and social conventions that allow them to keep a conversation going, stay engaged with their interlocutors, and socialize successfully. This is the ______ function.
The ______ function is concerned with utterances that deal with language itself, or what is called 'code.'
The ______ function is concerned with utterances that deal with language itself, or what is called 'code.'
The ______ function deals with that language whose primary focus is the beauty of the language itself.
The ______ function deals with that language whose primary focus is the beauty of the language itself.
The phatic function is used to attract/establish, prolong, check, confirm, or discontinue this connection between speakers, and may be composed of either culturally or non-culturally bound set phrases like 'well', 'wow', and 'really', or utterances which might be classified as '______ talk.'
The phatic function is used to attract/establish, prolong, check, confirm, or discontinue this connection between speakers, and may be composed of either culturally or non-culturally bound set phrases like 'well', 'wow', and 'really', or utterances which might be classified as '______ talk.'
The conative function can be used to issue commands, orders, demands, requests, advice, recommendations, warnings, instructions and expository directives, invitation, permission, acceptance, or ______.
The conative function can be used to issue commands, orders, demands, requests, advice, recommendations, warnings, instructions and expository directives, invitation, permission, acceptance, or ______.
Without knowledge of the conative function, students will not be able to produce an effective ______ to any of the aforementioned effects.
Without knowledge of the conative function, students will not be able to produce an effective ______ to any of the aforementioned effects.
Providing students with the formulaic language that will make their language sound 'native-like' and may increase the degree to which they are perceived as '______.'
Providing students with the formulaic language that will make their language sound 'native-like' and may increase the degree to which they are perceived as '______.'
Metalanguage is also a tool for students to discuss and analyse their own language ______.
Metalanguage is also a tool for students to discuss and analyse their own language ______.
The poetic function is also known as the ______ function.
The poetic function is also known as the ______ function.
The metalinguistic function can be used to talk about semantic or grammatical structures, to provide students with tools to monitor their own learning, and to ______ misunderstandings.
The metalinguistic function can be used to talk about semantic or grammatical structures, to provide students with tools to monitor their own learning, and to ______ misunderstandings.
The referential function is concerned with providing ______ information or descriptions
The referential function is concerned with providing ______ information or descriptions
The most common topics addressed in ESL classrooms concern the ______ environment or describing actions
The most common topics addressed in ESL classrooms concern the ______ environment or describing actions
The Emotive Function is concerned primarily with the ______
The Emotive Function is concerned primarily with the ______
The most common manifestation of the emotive function is the ______
The most common manifestation of the emotive function is the ______
Helping students practice emotional expression in a focused, low-stress environment is likely to improve their ability to recall the language necessary to employ and understand the ______ function
Helping students practice emotional expression in a focused, low-stress environment is likely to improve their ability to recall the language necessary to employ and understand the ______ function
The Conative Function is concerned with influencing the ______ of the addressee
The Conative Function is concerned with influencing the ______ of the addressee
The purest grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function is in the ______ and the imperative
The purest grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function is in the ______ and the imperative
The Conative Function is concerned with ______
The Conative Function is concerned with ______
In emotive utterances, the addresser seeks to create the impression of a certain ______
In emotive utterances, the addresser seeks to create the impression of a certain ______
The most frequent function of communication is the ______ function
The most frequent function of communication is the ______ function
What is the primary purpose of the phatic function?
What is the primary purpose of the phatic function?
What is the purpose of the metalinguistic function?
What is the purpose of the metalinguistic function?
What is the definition of code in the context of the metalinguistic function?
What is the definition of code in the context of the metalinguistic function?
What is the purpose of the poetic function?
What is the purpose of the poetic function?
What is an example of formulaic language?
What is an example of formulaic language?
What is the most common manifestation of the emotive function?
What is the most common manifestation of the emotive function?
What is the purpose of the conative function?
What is the purpose of the conative function?
What is the referential function concerned with?
What is the referential function concerned with?
What is the definition of metalanguage?
What is the definition of metalanguage?
What is the most frequent function of communication?
What is the most frequent function of communication?
What is the primary focus of the Emotive Function?
What is the primary focus of the Emotive Function?
What is the most common grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function?
What is the most common grammatical manifestation of the Conative Function?
What is the main purpose of helping students practice emotional expression in a low-stress environment?
What is the main purpose of helping students practice emotional expression in a low-stress environment?
What is the most common topic addressed in ESL classrooms?
What is the most common topic addressed in ESL classrooms?
What is the Conative Function concerned with?
What is the Conative Function concerned with?
What is the most common manifestation of the Emotive Function?
What is the most common manifestation of the Emotive Function?
What is the Phatic Function used for?
What is the Phatic Function used for?
What is the main focus of the Referential Function?
What is the main focus of the Referential Function?
What is the main purpose of the Conative Function?
What is the main purpose of the Conative Function?
What is the most common way to express emotions in the Emotive Function?
What is the most common way to express emotions in the Emotive Function?
