Language Functions and Text types

Language Functions and Text Types

Information

• communicates facts

• Well organised for comprehension

• Explicit

• often impersonal

Multiple Choice

Which of these texts have an information function?

Rapport

• build or maintain a relationship

• ritual exchanges signaling friendliness

• sometimes call "Phatic Communication"

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of the Rapport function

Instruction

• Simple and clear

• Uses imperatives

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the function of Instruction?

Persuasion

• expressing an opinion

• uses emotive language and other persuasive devices

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of Persuasion?

Entertainment

• creates humour

• can be imaginative

• watched or read for amusement or interest

Multiple Choice

Which of these serves the function of Entertainment?

Play/Language innovation

• creating new words for entertainment or rapport

• word games, riddles and puns

Multiple Choice

which of these serves the function of Play?

Ceremony

• follows conventions

• uses formulaic expressions

Multiple Choice

Which of these texts serves the function of ceremony?