alleryA child asks "What is the tractor doing?" This is Halliday's:
ARepresentational function
BHeuristic function
CImaginative function
DRegulatory function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Heuristic function
1. The heuristic function is when language is used to gain knowledge about the environment.
2. The child's question seeks information about what the tractor is doing.
3. A question is a way of finding out, not of stating facts or telling someone to do something.
4. So it is the heuristic function.
**Why not the others:** Representational language conveys facts, imaginative language makes up stories, and regulatory language gives orders.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_
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