According to Halliday, Language perform seven functions for the children:
1. The Instrumental Function : Using language to get things done.
2. The Regulatory Function : Using language to control the behaviour of others.
3. The Interactional Function : Using language to create interaction with others.
4. The Personal Function : Using language to express personal feelings and meanings
5. The Heuristic Function : Using language to learn and to discover
6. The Imaginative Function : Using language to create a world of the imagination
7. The Representational Function : Using language to communicate information.
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