Understanding Jakobson's Language Functions

📝 The video explains Roman Jakobson's model of communication, which consists of six elements and six language functions.

🧩 Jakobson builds upon a previous model proposed by Karl Bühler and emphasizes the importance of context and a common code between the sender and receiver.

🔄 The message in communication needs to be transmitted through a channel of contact for successful communication.

💡 There are various functions of language that are essential for communication.

🔍 The referential function of language links communication to its context.

😃 The emotive function allows the sender to express their attitude.

Las funciones del lenguaje de Jakobson incluyen elementos subjetivos y apuntan al receptor de nuestro mensaje.

La función conativa se manifiesta en los imperativos y vocativos, y no se puede transformar en una pregunta.

📌 Functions of language include emotive, conative, and referential.

🔍 Roman Jakobson introduced additional functions related to communication channels.

🎙️ Asking 'Can you hear me?' is an example of checking if the communication channel is clear.

🗣️ The functions of language relate to how a message is delivered to its audience.

🤔 Language can be used to check if both speaker and listener understand the shared code.

💬 There is also a function that involves exchanging information about the vocabulary and language code used in communication.

📜 The poetic function is present in any artistic expression involving words.

🌍 Communication is possible through six factors: sender, receiver, message, context, code, and channel.

🔤 These factors give rise to the six functions of language.

🗣️ The video discusses the different functions of language identified by Jakobson: emotive, conative, poetic, referential, metalinguistic, and phatic.

👨‍🎓 These functions determine how language is used to express emotions, influence others, create poetry, convey information, reflect on language, and establish social connections.

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