alleryWhich Halliday function does a child's "Want juice." show?
ARegulatory function
BInstrumental function
CInteractional function
DPersonal function
Answer & Solution
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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