allery"Wow, what a view!" mainly serves the:
AConative function
BPhatic function
CMetalingual function
DEmotive function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Emotive function
1. The emotive function relates to the addresser, the speaker.
2. It is best shown by interjections.
3. "Wow" reveals the speaker's internal state.
4. So the line is emotive.
**Why not the others:** Conative directs the listener, phatic keeps contact open, and metalingual discusses language itself.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Jakobson's functions of language", section "The six functions of language" (revision 1326316540)_
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