Ethar's Notes

 Hello everyone,

I have gathered some information for our essay about language function:      

1- The function of speech include generally two types:

- Affective (or social) function. 

- Referential (or informative) function.

2-While speech is always spoken language, Robins (19891: 78) defines speech as follows:

“one human being, by movements beginning at his diaphragm and involving ‘various parts of his chest, throat, mouth, and nasal passages creates disturbances in the air around him, which within a limited distances  from  him  have  a  perceptible effect on the ear-drums and through them on the brains of other people, and the hearer can,   if  they belong  to the  same

3-In general linguistics, speech can be studied in phonetics and pronunciation. In sociolinguistics, it is related to the culture of community where the speech is produced and functional and it called that speech functions. In this case, body language may involve.

4-When we communicate with other people, we are always trying to do something with our language--we may want to invite someone, offend someone, or compliment someone. Whenever we speak, our language has these so-called speech functions.

5-We use four basic speech functions in conversation:

	Statements: Bozo was helping her.
	Questions: Who was helping her?
	Commands: Help me!
	Offers: Can I help you?

We use these basic speech functions to interact and negotiate with others. Almost all of the language we use in our everyday interactions with others can be accounted for by these four basic speech functions.

If the talk is about information, then we are either giving information (making Statements) or we are demanding information (asking Questions).If the interaction is not about information but about obtaining goods or services, then we are either giving goods or services (making Offers) or demanding goods or services (making Commands)

Reference\

http://jlt-polinema.org/?tag=speech-function 

https://www.tesol.org/enhance-your-career/career-development/beginning-your-career/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-language-questions-and-answers/tefl-q-and-a-chapter-5-

http://www.fe.hku.hk/telec/pgram/5-gr/522f/522-014.htmteaching-speech-functions