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Referential language

English translation: Referential Language

04:13 Apr 15, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / language
English term or phrase: Referential language
linguistics (doctorate thesis)
Clarisa Citadel
Selected answer:Referential Language
Explanation:
Hello Clarisa,

Let´s analyze Referential Language together...it is a language
whose primary function is to communicate ideas, facts, opinions, and other notions of an intellectual kind; also called "propositional" or "ideational language".
It is the kind of language employed whenever people wish to learn from each other. The term was devised to draw a contrast with those functions of language where the communication of information is "not" the main consideration, such as the language of play, social interaction, or social identity, which are relatively neglected areas of linguistic study.

Good Luck with your thesis...pleased to help you.

ARTES, Arthur & Rachel.
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referential language
Referential Language


Explanation:
Hello Clarisa,

Let´s analyze Referential Language together...it is a language
whose primary function is to communicate ideas, facts, opinions, and other notions of an intellectual kind; also called "propositional" or "ideational language".
It is the kind of language employed whenever people wish to learn from each other. The term was devised to draw a contrast with those functions of language where the communication of information is "not" the main consideration, such as the language of play, social interaction, or social identity, which are relatively neglected areas of linguistic study.

Good Luck with your thesis...pleased to help you.

ARTES, Arthur & Rachel.

ARTES
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

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agree  Hanna Stochnialek
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agree  Asghar Bhatti
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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