LINGUISTICS QUIZ

This is a type of functions of language that involves sharing of information with an audience. This is the language you use to convey information in an objective way, focuses on the context and it describes a situation.

• Conative

• Poetic

• Metalingual

• Referential

He established that there are six functions of language that are needed for communication to occur.

• Michael Halliday

• Lev Vygotsky

• Roman Jakobson

• Michael Buble'

it is the expression or feelings. This type of functions of language covers expressing our emotions, attitude and what we are feeling.

• Referential

• Conative

• Poetic

• Emotive

It is a branch of linguistics that focuses on the study of language and its properties, not just in terms of structure (like syntax and semantics) but also in how language is used, analyzed, and understood.

• Metalingual

• Poetic

• Referential

• Emotive

This line ''Awesome!'' belongs to:

• Referential

• Emotive

• Phatic

• Poetic

This one is also known as the aesthetic function of language. This function focuses on the message as well as the way the message is communicated. This means that the message might be embellished with rhetorical figures of speech or “flowery” language.

• Metalingual

• Poetic

• Referential

• Conative

''Can you tell Sarah to bring my umbrella? She forgot to give it back yesterday.'' This example belongs to what type of functions of language?

• Poetic

• Phatic

• Conative

• Metalingual

This refers to the ability to think about and reflect on the nature and functions of language.

• Metalingual

• Referential

• Metalinguisitc Skills

• Metalinguistic Awareness

Below are the key concepts in Metalinguistics, except for:

• Multilingual Function

• MetalinguIistic Skills

• Metalinguisitc Formation

• Metalinguistic Function