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Halliday identified how many functions of language for young children?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Halliday function does a child's "Want juice." show?Read the answer and worked solution →A child shouts "Go away!" at a sibling. Halliday's term for this:Read the answer and worked solution →"Love you, Mummy." illustrates which function in Halliday's list?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a child's "Me good girl." serve, for Halliday?Read the answer and worked solution →A child asks "What is the tractor doing?" This is Halliday's:Read the answer and worked solution →Telling stories and jokes uses Halliday's:Read the answer and worked solution →Using language to give facts and information is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Halliday's first four functions mainly help a child satisfy:Read the answer and worked solution →Heuristic, imaginative and representational functions help a child to:Read the answer and worked solution →Halliday's early study of child language is titled:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is one of Halliday's seven functions?Read the answer and worked solution →As the child moves into the mother tongue, Halliday's seven functions give way to:Read the answer and worked solution →Halliday's metafunctions are ideational, interpersonal and:Read the answer and worked solution →Roman Jakobson defined how many functions of language?Read the answer and worked solution →Greeting a stranger and chatting about the weather serves the:Read the answer and worked solution →"Tom! Come inside and eat!" mainly serves the:Read the answer and worked solution →"Wow, what a view!" mainly serves the:Read the answer and worked solution →"The autumn leaves have all fallen now." serves the:Read the answer and worked solution →Poems and advertising slogans mainly use the:Read the answer and worked solution →Using language to discuss language itself is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Jakobson links the phatic function to which factor?Read the answer and worked solution →A speech act is an utterance that gives information and also:Read the answer and worked solution →Who coined the term "speech act"?Read the answer and worked solution →"I promise to pay you back." is an example of a:Read the answer and worked solution →The actual effect of an utterance on the listener, such as persuading, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →"Is there any salt?" meant as "Please pass the salt" shows the:Read the answer and worked solution →Speech that a child directs to himself or herself is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Private speech is typically seen in children aged about:Read the answer and worked solution →Piaget regarded children's self-talk as a sign of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Halliday identified how many functions of language for young children?

  1. Seven
  2. Three
  3. Five
  4. Ten
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Correct answer: A. Seven

1. Halliday studied why children develop language: it serves purposes for them. 2. In 1975 he identified seven functions language has for children in their early years. 3. So the number is seven. **Why not the others:** Three, five and ten are not the number in Halliday's list. _Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_

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Which Halliday function does a child's "Want juice." show?

  1. Regulatory function
  2. Instrumental function
  3. Interactional function
  4. Personal function
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Correct answer: B. Instrumental function

1. Halliday's first function is instrumental. 2. Here children use language to express their needs, as in "Want juice." 3. The other three options serve different purposes. **Why not the others:** Regulatory is telling others what to do, interactional is making contact, and personal is expressing feelings or identity. _Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_

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A child shouts "Go away!" at a sibling. Halliday's term for this:

  1. Regulatory function
  2. Instrumental function
  3. Interactional function
  4. Imaginative function
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Correct answer: A. Regulatory function

1. The regulatory function is where language is used to tell others what to do. 2. "Go away!" is an order to another person. 3. So it is the regulatory function. **Why not the others:** Instrumental expresses needs, interactional makes contact, and imaginative creates stories and make-believe. _Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_

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