Child Language Acquisition - Halliday's Functions of Speech

Instrumental

To fulfil a need

Regulatory

To influence the behaviour of others

Interactional

To develop and maintain relationships with others

Personal

To convey individual opinions, ideas and personal identity.

Representational

To convey facts or give information

Imaginative

To create an imaginary world, and may be seen in play predominantly.

Heuristic

To learn about the environment