Functions of Communication
Functions of Communication
Oral Communication
Communication
What are communication
functions functions?
refer to how
people use language for different purposes
also refers to how language is affected by
different time, place, and situation used to
control the behavior of people used to
regulate the nature and amount of
activities people engage in.
Communication as a human
What are communication functions?
activity always serves a function.
Theoretician such as Roman
Jakobson, Michael Halliday, and
Bronislaw Malinowsi have
categorized the different uses or
functions of communication.
1. Regulation/Control
--can be used to control the
behavior of human beings. It can be
used to regulate the nature and
amount of activities humans engage
in.
Parents’ Instruction to their child:
Invitation
“Would you like some coffee, tea, or
me?”
3. Motivation
---functions to motivate
or to encourage people
to live better.
Teacher to students with failing
grades:
Expressing a need
“I need you in my life.”
A. Multiple Choice: Choose the correct answer.
a.Motivation
b. Social Interaction
c. Emotional Expression
d. Information
3. "I want to be a billionaire" is a form
expressing what function of
communication?
a. Motivation
b. Social Interaction
c. Emotional Expression
d. Information
4. "Really?" is a language form for
expressing what function of
communication?
a.Social Interaction
b. Information
c. Emotional Expression
d. Rhetorical Question
5. When a teacher gives an introduction
about a topic it is likely to be about
what function of communication?
a. Regulation/control
b. Emotional expression
c. Motivation
d. Information
B. Using any of the 5 functions of
communication, construct 5
sentences about the basketball
game last night between Gilas
Pilipinas vs Australia.
Follow the instructions carefully.