Halliday's Funtions of Language Acquisition

Quiz on Halliday's functions of language acquisition :)

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  • Created by: Sarah
  • Created on: 16-01-12 11:07
This is when the child uses language to express their needs
Instrumental
1 of 7
This is where language is used to tell others what to do (e.g. 'Go away')
Regulatory
2 of 7
Here language is used to make contact with others and form relationships (e.g. 'Love you, mummy')
Interactional
3 of 7
This is the use of language to express feelings, opinions, and individual identity (e.g. 'Me good girl')
Personal
4 of 7
This is when language is used to gain knowledge about the environment (e.g. 'What the tractor doing?')
Heuristic
5 of 7
Here language is used to tell stories and jokes, and to create an imaginary environment.
Imaginative
6 of 7
The use of language to convey facts and information.
Representational
7 of 7

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Card 2

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This is where language is used to tell others what to do (e.g. 'Go away')

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Regulatory

Card 3

Front

Here language is used to make contact with others and form relationships (e.g. 'Love you, mummy')

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

This is the use of language to express feelings, opinions, and individual identity (e.g. 'Me good girl')

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

This is when language is used to gain knowledge about the environment (e.g. 'What the tractor doing?')

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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Comments

Natalie

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Woop, got them all right without looking at my notes! Helpful quiz, ty! :)

Paul Dutton

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A short but useful quiz to be used as a quick revision exercise.

TheCakeWalters

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**** this is hard

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