Features and Function of Language

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AHMAD FAIZ B. ASHARIIZZAT SYAHIR B. MOHD RAMLIMUHAMAD AIZAT B. LUKMAN

MOHD AFIZI B. MD ALI

MOHD SYAZWAN B. MANSOR MUTULILI


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FEATURES

DISPLACEMENT

CULTURAL

TRANSMISIION

REFLEXIVENESSARBITRARINESS

LEARNABILITY


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abilityto speak notonlyabout whatis

happening atthe time and place oftalking

butalsoaboutother situation, future andpast., realor unreal

This mightmean thatthe bees'

communication systemalso possesses thisfeature, although in some limited fashon.


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Although we are allborn with certain fixed

genetic predisposition for language use (e.g.

shape ofvocaltract)it does not predeterminewhich language we are actually going touse

as our mother tongue

A Chinese babybroughtas atoddler in GreatBritain and raised bya British familyis goingto speak English and not Chinese, though itwill stilllooklike a Chinese.


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using language totalkaboutlanguage which

involves abilityto speakofabstractthings.

The language used to describe language isusuallycalled metalanguage


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There is no naturalconnection between the

word or sound and the thing it denotes,

which means we cannottell whatis themeaning ofa word simplybylooking atit

Nothing in the German word 'Handyspiele'

tells us thatitmeans the same as the Englishword 'handball' or Polish word 'pika rczna'.


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Essentially, the communication of

information.

The informative function affirms or deniespropositions, as in science or the statement

ofafact.

This function is used to describe the world or

reason aboutit whether a state ofaffairs hasoccurred or notor whatmight have led toit..


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Reports feelings or attitudes ofthe writer (or

speaker), or ofthe subject, or evokes feelingsin the reader (or listener).

Example:- Poetryand literature

(expression ofemotions, feelings or

attitudes)Shakespeare's King Lear's lament, "Ripeness is all!" or Dickens' "It was

the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom; it

was the age of foolishness"


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Language used for the purpose ofcausing or

preventing overtaction.

The directive function is mostcommonlyfound in commands and requests.

Example:- "Close the windows.

- "Do not smoke in this area."


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USUAL

FUNCTION/

SENTENCE

TYPES

INFORMATIVE EXPRESSIVE DIRECTIVE

Assertion /

declarative

The roomis cool. I had a nice time I would like some coffee

Question /

Interrogative

Butisntthis room707A? Isntthat great? Dontyou wantto helpme?

Command /

Imperative

Read pages 1-10 for the

best.

Have a nice day. Shutthe windows

Exclamation/

exclamatory

The universe isbounded!

Im really glad! Its late!


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