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  2. Jakobson's functions of language - Wikipedia

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    The six factors of an effective verbal communication. To each one corresponds a communication function (not displayed in this picture). [1] Roman Jakobson defined six functions of language (or communication functions), according to which an effective act of verbal communication can be described. [2] Each of the functions has an associated factor.

  3. Language - Wikipedia

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    Depending on philosophical perspectives regarding the definition of language and meaning, when used as a general concept, "language" may refer to the cognitive ability to learn and use systems of complex communication, or to describe the set of rules that makes up these systems, or the set of utterances that can be produced from those rules.

  4. Communication - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Transmission of information For other uses, see Communication (disambiguation). "Communicate" redirects here. For other uses, see Communicate (disambiguation). There are many forms of communication, including human linguistic communication using sounds, sign language, and writing as well ...

  5. Hockett's design features - Wikipedia

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    Hockett distinguished language from communication. While almost all animals communicate in some way, a communication system is only considered language if it possesses all of the above characteristics. Some animal communication systems are impressively sophisticated in the sense that they possess a significant number of the design features as ...

  6. Language development - Wikipedia

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    The function of language in communication i.e. pragmatics [citation needed] Olswang and colleagues have identified a series of behaviors in children in the 18–36 month range that are predictors for the need of language intervention. [100] These predictors include: A smaller than average vocabulary

  7. Context (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The basic assumption here is that language users adapt the properties of their language use (such as intonation, lexical choice, syntax, and other aspects of formulation) to the current communicative situation. In this sense, language use or discourse may be called more or less 'appropriate' in a given context. [citation needed]

  8. Phatic expression - Wikipedia

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    Phatic communion denotationally breaks Grice's conversational maxims, because it gives information that is unnecessary, untrue, or irrelevant.It has important connotational meanings that do not break these maxims [6] and is best understood as an important part of language in its role in establishing, maintaining, and managing bonds of sociality between participants, [7] as well as creating ...

  9. Communicative competence - Wikipedia

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    The concept of communicative competence, as developed in linguistics, originated in response to perceived inadequacy of the notion of linguistic competence.That is, communicative competence encompasses a language user's grammatical knowledge of syntax, morphology, phonology and the like, but reconceives this knowledge as a functional, social understanding of how and when to use utterances ...