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Listening and Functions of Language (56)Communicative Language Teaching (54)Language Education (39)Remedial Education (38)Error Analysis (Linguistics) (30)

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Which Jakobson function of language is linked to the factor of context?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher says, "The autumn leaves have all fallen now." Which function of language is mainly at work?Read the answer and worked solution →Slogans and poetry mainly use which function of language?Read the answer and worked solution →Which function relates to the addresser, as in the exclamation "Wow, what a view!"?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Jakobson function of language is linked to the factor of context?

  1. Poetic function
  2. Emotive function
  3. Conative function
  4. Referential function
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Correct answer: D. Referential function

1. Jakobson paired each function with one factor of communication. 2. Context goes with the referential function, which describes a situation, object or mental state. 3. Emotive relates to the speaker, conative to the receiver and poetic to the message form. _Source: Wikipedia, Jakobson's functions of language, The six functions of language_

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A teacher says, "The autumn leaves have all fallen now." Which function of language is mainly at work?

  1. Phatic function
  2. Conative function
  3. Metalingual function
  4. Referential function
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Correct answer: D. Referential function

1. The sentence simply describes a situation in the world. 2. Describing situations and objects is the referential function. 3. Phatic is for greetings and keeping contact; conative is for commands. _Source: Wikipedia, Jakobson's functions of language, The six functions of language_

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Slogans and poetry mainly use which function of language?

  1. Referential function
  2. Phatic function
  3. Poetic function
  4. Emotive function
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Correct answer: C. Poetic function

1. The poetic function focuses on the message for its own sake. 2. It is the operative function in poetry as well as slogans. 3. Referential function describes facts, and phatic function keeps contact. _Source: Wikipedia, Jakobson's functions of language, The six functions of language_

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