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Which of the following functions aims to influence or provoke a response from the receiver?
Which of the following functions aims to influence or provoke a response from the receiver?
What type of statement uses requests or commands aimed at persuading the receiver?
What type of statement uses requests or commands aimed at persuading the receiver?
Which function is primarily focused on analyzing and discussing the use of language itself?
Which function is primarily focused on analyzing and discussing the use of language itself?
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the poetic or aesthetic function?
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the poetic or aesthetic function?
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What is a common linguistic marker of the factive function?
What is a common linguistic marker of the factive function?
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¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones es un ejemplo de la función conativa?
¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones es un ejemplo de la función conativa?
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¿Qué función se utiliza principalmente en los textos argumentativos?
¿Qué función se utiliza principalmente en los textos argumentativos?
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¿Qué caracteriza a la función metalingüística?
¿Qué caracteriza a la función metalingüística?
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¿Cuál de las siguientes es una característica de la función poética?
¿Cuál de las siguientes es una característica de la función poética?
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¿Qué tipo de enunciados pertenecen a la función factiva?
¿Qué tipo de enunciados pertenecen a la función factiva?
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Study Notes
Conative or Appellative Function
- Speaker aims to get a response from the receiver (e.g. actions or words)
- Uses orders, requests, suggestions, or questions to persuade
- Examples: "A bar of bread, please," "How old are you?"
Metalinguistic Function
- Focuses on language itself, not the meaning
- Common in dictionaries, grammar books, and linguistic manuals
- Example: "What do you mean by that?"
Factive Function
- Focuses on communication flow and completion
- Used to establish, extend, or verify communication, ensuring a smooth exchange
- Examples: "right?", "okay?", "goodbye"
Poetic or Aesthetic Function
- Highlights the formal aspects of a statement, making it beautiful, expressive, and meaningful
- Uses stylistic resources, rhythm, rhyme, and unique literary conventions to attract attention and make the message appealing
- Common in artistic works, poetry, literature, and advertising
Conative or Appellative Function
- Aims to influence or provoke a response from the receiver
- Uses orders, requests, suggestions, or questions
- Argumentative texts heavily rely on this function
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Examples:
- Exhortative statements: "A bar of bread, please."
- Interrogative statements: "How old are you?"; "Tell me your name."
- Imperative and second person: (examples not listed)
- Vocatives: (examples not listed)
- Appellative interjections: (examples not listed)
- Obligatory phrases: (examples not listed)
- Other exhortative formulas: (examples not listed)
Metalinguistic Function
- Focuses on the language itself
- Prevalent in dictionaries, grammar books, and linguistic manuals
- Used in everyday conversations when commenting on language being used
- Example: "What do you mean by that?"
Factive Function
- Establishes, extends, or verifies communication
- Aims to smoothly complete the communication process
- Includes greetings, farewells, or phrases like "right?", "okay?"
Poetic or Aesthetic Function
- Highlights the formal aspects of a statement, aiming for beauty, expressiveness, and meaningfulness
- Prominent in artistic works, poetry and literature
- Used in advertising to attract attention and make messages appealing
- Achieved through stylistic resources, rhythm, rhyme, and unique literary genre conventions
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Description
Explore the different functions of language as described by linguists. This quiz covers the conative, metalinguistic, factive, and poetic functions with examples to help you understand how they operate in communication. Test your knowledge and improve your linguistic skills!
