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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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