Unit 4. Functions

By the time we know that communication has always a purpose, it means that every single expression or idea that we use is telling by a reason or it has a function in communication Spratt, Pulverness and Williams (2011).  The relationship between meaning and function of language is crucial to understand the purpose of communication Hébert (2014), in this unit I learned that each one of the words have functions or was mentioned by a purpose, in which you can find greeting, clarifying funtions. The language that we include or use is called exponent and it could be identify in context and forms.,  it is expressed depending on the levels of formality which are formal, informal and neutral. In a real class teacher can  explain better using examples of each one in different context and explaining the difference between them. As in these examples: into a classroom - Neutral (Good morning), Formal (I like to say to every one Good morning) and Informal (morning!), students can identify easily three formality levels.

To clarify any doubts you will check this video in which summarize the information.

Resources

Marchand, M.
Marchand, M. (2017). Roman Jakobson : The Functions of Language / Signo - Applied Semiotics Theories. Signosemio.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017, from http://www.signosemio.com/jakobson/functions-of-language.asp

The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3 | Cambridge English Exams & IELTS
The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3 | Cambridge English Exams & IELTS. (2017). Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 4 April 2017, from http://www.cambridge.org/es/cambridgeenglish/catalog/cambridge-english-exams-ielts/tkt-course-modules-1-2-and-3-2nd-edition

Formal vs Informal Language
Formal vs Informal Language. (2017). YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LmhIu3phqk