Language Functions and Communication Quiz

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What is the name of the model that served as the foundation of the communicative functions of language, and who originally developed it?

Organon Model, Karl Bühler

How many main functions of language did Karl Bühler distinguish in his Organon Model?

Three

What is the fourth category of language function added by the Prague School linguists to Karl Bühler's classification?

Aesthetic function

Who added three other functions to the classification, making a total of six fundamental factors, each assuming an orientation within the verbal message?

Roman Jakobson Signup and view all the answers

What are the six fundamental factors of language function in Roman Jakobson's model?

Emotive, conative, referential, poetic, phatic, metalingual Signup and view all the answers

What are the main building blocks of the classical communication model?

Addresser (sender), addressee (receiver), message, context, common code and channel Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an addresser in a communicative act?

Sending a message to an addressee Signup and view all the answers

What does each message require in order to be transmitted from the addresser to the addressee?

Encoding into a certain language code Signup and view all the answers

What is the context in a communicative act?

The circumstances in which the message is sent and received Signup and view all the answers

Are the functions of language intended to be considered as mutually exclusive?

No Signup and view all the answers

The number of categories for language functions varies according to ______ or discipline

perspective Signup and view all the answers

Communication involves action and each communicative act requires an ______ who sends a message to an addressee

addresser Signup and view all the answers

Each message requires a context, it needs to be encoded into a certain language code and ______ from the addresser to the addressee through a channel

transmitted Signup and view all the answers

The Prague School linguists added an ______ function to the original three main functions of language in the Organon Model

aesthetic Signup and view all the answers

The classical communication model consists of ______, addressee (receiver), message, context, common code and channel

addresser Signup and view all the answers

Each utterance can be classified into the function whose primary purpose it serves, but many speech events will serve a ______ purpose

complex Signup and view all the answers

Karl Bühler's system, known as the Organon Model, distinguished three main functions of language: emotive, conative and ______

referential Signup and view all the answers

Roman Jakobson added three other functions to Bühler's classification, making a total of ______ fundamental factors

six Signup and view all the answers

All theories state that communication involves action and ______ communicative act requires an addresser who sends a message to an addressee

each Signup and view all the answers

The model that served as the foundation of the communicative functions of language was originally developed by ______

Karl Bühler Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the system that distinguished three main functions of language, originally developed by Karl Bühler?

The Organon Model Signup and view all the answers

What is the fourth category of language function added by the Prague School linguists to Karl Bühler's classification?

Phatic function Signup and view all the answers

Which model added three other functions to Bühler's classification, making a total of six fundamental factors, each assuming an orientation within the verbal message?

Roman Jakobson's Model Signup and view all the answers

What are the six fundamental factors of language function in Roman Jakobson's model?

Emotive, conative, referential, aesthetic, poetic, phatic Signup and view all the answers

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to express emotions or feelings?

Emotive function Signup and view all the answers

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to influence or persuade others?

Conative function Signup and view all the answers

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to convey information or refer to objects and events in the world?

Referential function Signup and view all the answers

Which category of language function added by the Prague School linguists refers to language used to establish or maintain social relationships?

Phatic function Signup and view all the answers

What is the main building block of the classical communication model that refers to the means of transmitting a message from the addresser to the addressee?

Channel Signup and view all the answers

Are the functions of language intended to be considered as mutually exclusive?

No Signup and view all the answers

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What is the name of the model that served as the foundation of the communicative functions of language, and who originally developed it?

How many main functions of language did Karl Bühler distinguish in his Organon Model?

What is the fourth category of language function added by the Prague School linguists to Karl Bühler's classification?

Who added three other functions to the classification, making a total of six fundamental factors, each assuming an orientation within the verbal message?

What are the six fundamental factors of language function in Roman Jakobson's model?

What are the main building blocks of the classical communication model?

What is the role of an addresser in a communicative act?

What does each message require in order to be transmitted from the addresser to the addressee?

What is the context in a communicative act?

Are the functions of language intended to be considered as mutually exclusive?

The number of categories for language functions varies according to ______ or discipline

Communication involves action and each communicative act requires an ______ who sends a message to an addressee

Each message requires a context, it needs to be encoded into a certain language code and ______ from the addresser to the addressee through a channel

The Prague School linguists added an ______ function to the original three main functions of language in the Organon Model

The classical communication model consists of ______, addressee (receiver), message, context, common code and channel

Each utterance can be classified into the function whose primary purpose it serves, but many speech events will serve a ______ purpose

Karl Bühler's system, known as the Organon Model, distinguished three main functions of language: emotive, conative and ______

Roman Jakobson added three other functions to Bühler's classification, making a total of ______ fundamental factors

All theories state that communication involves action and ______ communicative act requires an addresser who sends a message to an addressee

The model that served as the foundation of the communicative functions of language was originally developed by ______

What is the name of the system that distinguished three main functions of language, originally developed by Karl Bühler?

What is the fourth category of language function added by the Prague School linguists to Karl Bühler's classification?

Which model added three other functions to Bühler's classification, making a total of six fundamental factors, each assuming an orientation within the verbal message?

What are the six fundamental factors of language function in Roman Jakobson's model?

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to express emotions or feelings?

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to influence or persuade others?

Which category of language function in Bühler's Organon Model refers to language used to convey information or refer to objects and events in the world?

Which category of language function added by the Prague School linguists refers to language used to establish or maintain social relationships?

What is the main building block of the classical communication model that refers to the means of transmitting a message from the addresser to the addressee?

Are the functions of language intended to be considered as mutually exclusive?

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