alleryWhat does a child's "Me good girl." serve, for Halliday?
AInstrumental function
BInteractional function
CPersonal function
DHeuristic function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Personal function
1. The personal function expresses feelings, opinions and individual identity.
2. "Me good girl." tells the listener about the child's own identity.
3. So it is the personal function.
**Why not the others:** Instrumental states needs, interactional makes contact, and heuristic seeks knowledge about the environment.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_
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