allerySlogans and poetry mainly use which function of language?
AReferential function
BPhatic function
CPoetic function
DEmotive function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Poetic function
1. The poetic function focuses on the message for its own sake.
2. It is the operative function in poetry as well as slogans.
3. Referential function describes facts, and phatic function keeps contact.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jakobson's functions of language, The six functions of language_
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