allery"The autumn leaves have all fallen now." serves the:
APoetic function
BPhatic function
CReferential function
DConative function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Referential function
1. The referential function corresponds to the factor of context.
2. It describes a situation, object or mental state.
3. The sentence states what has happened to the leaves.
4. So it is referential.
**Why not the others:** Poetic focuses on the message itself, phatic keeps contact, and conative directs the listener.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Jakobson's functions of language", section "The six functions of language" (revision 1326316540)_
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