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Little discussion of the pragmatic functions of English interjections [Abstract] In this paper, the role of verbal communication in the interjection as the research object of their conversation focused on the pragmatic functions. Through different sample sentence, analysis of the interjection in different contexts under the conditions of five kinds of pragmatic function, namely expression function, greeting function, function, the prevarication function and emphasis. [Keywords:] expletives Function Context English interjections (interjection) expressing the strong feelings the speaker’s words. Some grammarians to interjections as ‘one voice’, it ‘belongs to the oldest form of spoken language, representing the most primitive sound’. In the modern spoken English, it is still people in conversation to express a special kind of emotional voice. Of course, the expressive function (expressive) is an important function of interjection, from the perspective of pragmatics, it also aroused the attention of the prompts, as well as meet with the greeting greeting function (phatic), also have the primary said the speaker’s request or order of the interjection, such as sh; shush; there, there; shoo; whoa and so on, their implementation should be the indicator function (directive) and so on. This paper will be English interjections of these functions pragmatic analysis to reveal the interjection has been overlooked versatility in use. First, expressive function Halliday (Halliday) pointed out that the semantic meaning is a kind of functional Potential (function oriented meaning potential). A language feature can be achieved numerous semantic form; semantics of the selection process is the realization of social and cultural process. A large part of English interjections interjection to be sound, that is to imitate the speaker has some strong emotions when you use the sound of the word. This onomatopoeia has been used by convention to express different emotions and attitud