Halliday's functions

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  • Created on: 13-04-13 10:30
Halliday's functions
Instrumental
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Halliday's functions
Language used to satisfy material needs e.g. 'want milk'
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Halliday's functions
Regulatory
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Halliday's functions
Language used to control other people e.g. 'pick up'
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Halliday's functions
Interactional
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Halliday's functions
Purely social language to develop and maintain social relationships e.g. 'love you'
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Halliday's functions
Personal
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Halliday's functions
Expressions of the self, conveys individual opinions, ideas and personal identity e.g. 'me like juice'
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Halliday's functions
Informative
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Halliday's functions
Conveys facts and information e.g. 'it hot'
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Halliday's functions
Imaginative
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Halliday's functions
Creative language, involves fictional prose, poetry, children's games and play e.g. 'me shopkeeper'
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Heuristic
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Halliday's functions
Language for learning and requesting information e.g. 'what's that?'
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Card 2

Front

Language used to satisfy material needs e.g. 'want milk'

Back

Halliday's functions

Card 3

Front

Regulatory

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Language used to control other people e.g. 'pick up'

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Interactional

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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