alleryVocatives and imperatives such as "Tom! Come inside and eat!" best illustrate which function?
APhatic function
BEmotive function
CPoetic function
DConative function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Conative function
1. The speaker is directly engaging the receiver.
2. Engaging the addressee through vocatives and imperatives is the conative function.
3. Emotive centres on the speaker's feelings, not on the listener.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jakobson's functions of language, The six functions of language_
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