Michael Haliday CLA

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Michael Haliday (1975)	Identified seven different functions that might be served when a child used language. Suggested that by having an intended outcome or motivation for using language, a child will be motivated further to use language.
1. Instrumental	Where the child is trying to fulfil a need e.g. asking for food or drink
2. Regulatory	Used to control the behaviour of someone e.g. telling a caregiver where to sit
3. Interactional	Used to develop relationships with others e.g. telling a sibling you love them
4. Personal	Used to express views and preferences e.g. me no like it
5. Heuristic	Used to explore the world around them e.g. what you doing mummy?
6. Imaginative	Used to explore something creatively or during play
7. Representational	Used to exchange information - to give or receive information

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