Functions of language

''What a surprise!''

• Conative function

• Emotive function

• Poetic function

• Phatic function

''Water is a non-count noun, right?''

• Poetic function

• Phatic function

• Metalinguistic function

• Referential function

''Our business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday''

• Referential function

• Conative function

• Phatic function

• Context function

Go on, open it!

• Metalinguistic function

• Contact function

• Conative function

• Referential function

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” 

• Conative function

• Emotive function

• Phatic function

• Poetic function

''Hi!''

''Of course''

''No way!''

• Phatic function

• Emotive function

• Referential function

• Conative function

''Sales are up 3% this quarter.''

• Metalinguistic function

• Referential function

• Conative function

• phatic function

''I’m excited about the new car I bought!''

• Referential function

• Conative function

• Phatic function

• Emotive function

''Can you show John where to find the paper clips?'' 

• Metalinguistic

• Emotive function

• Conative function

• Referential function