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Lecture 7 Doing Things with Language Lan Chun (20 May, 2014) 1. The Functions of Language What is language used for? speaker message addressee referent code channel 1.1 The Expressive Function interjections, onomatopoeia, swear words, and exclamations intonation paralinguistic features: mimicry, gesture, mannerisms, speed of delivery, tone and volume of the voice 1.2 The Conative Function the imperative mood the use of various forms of address 1.3 The Informative Function utterances with purely utilitarian value telegrams scientific and technical texts 1.4 The Phat