FUNCTIONS OF
ENGLISH
1]
SPEAKING FUNCTION
Generally while
speaking people won’t follow grammar rules. Mostly the sentences will be broken,
incomplete, or irregular.
2]GOOD COMMUNICATION
FUNCTION
Good language is
used. Dialogues are said. Views are exchanged.
3]
SUBJECT FUNCTION
There are many
subjects in the world. In each subject specialization is going deep and deep.
For this purpose new words are coined. That is why the vocabulary is ever
enriching. Again every subject is
further and further expanding.
Eg. Biology –
biophysics, biochemistry, bioengineering, botany, zoology, ….
4]
CEREMONIAL FUNCTION
This language is
not used in day to day communication. It is mostly used by priests, in the form
of mantras, slokas, words said during marriages, during somebody’s death, ….
5]
DENOTATION – CONNOTATION FUNCTION
There are
sentences which convey one meaning but their inner meanings are different. That
which appears is called denotation and conveys is called connotation.
Eg.
Woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep.
6] AD.
FUNCTION
In this grammar
rules are not followed. If the message is conveyed it is enough. For example
all the newspaper headings, captions, etc. That language is also called block
language.
7]
PERFORMANCE FUNCTION
It is statement
by listening to which the work starts.
“I declare that ….”
8] RECORDING
FUNCTION
The language is
recorded on CDs, Cassettes, so that it can be stored, transferred, played, etc.
9]
SYMBOLIC FUNCTION
Symbols are also
language. Every symbol conveys a meaning. The symbols exhibited by R&B are
guiding ones on the National Highways. Apart from traffic symbols, we have
religious symbols, education symbols, etc.
10]
LOGICAL FUNCTION
In this function
people use logic to understand language. If a sentence is said in a different
other than accepted one, people comment or criticise.
Eg. Dogs
roar.
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