Publications

Publication details [#3647]

Garvin, Paul L. and Madeleine Mathiot. 1975. The functions of language: A sociocultural view. Anthropological Quarterly 48 (3) : 148–156.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

functions of language | reference | uses of language

Annotation

An attempt to differentiate the defining function of the linguistic system, the referential function, from functions related to the various uses of the linguistic system.