alleryRoman Jakobson defined how many functions of language?
AFour
BSeven
CSix
DNine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Six
1. Jakobson defined functions according to which an act of verbal communication can be described.
2. He listed six: referential, poetic, emotive, conative, phatic and metalingual.
3. Seven is the count in Halliday's list for children.
**Why not the others:** Four and nine are not his count, and seven is Halliday's number of functions.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Jakobson's functions of language", section "introduction" (revision 1326316540)_
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