OVER 100 BASIC LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS

GREETINGS

WELCOMES

CALL SOMEBODY´S ATTENTION

APOLOGIES

TO SAY GOODBYE

TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE

TO RESPOND TO AN INTRODUCTION

ASKING ABOUT S.O.´S HEALTH AND WELFARE

RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS OF WELFARE

INVITING

ACCEPTING INVITATIONS

REFUSING AN OFFER OR AN NVITATION

OFFER SB.STH.

ACCEPTING

REFUSING AN OFFER

PROPOSING A SUGGESTION

ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION

REJECTING AN IDEA

REQUESTING SOMETHING OF SOMEONE

GIVING SOMEBODY SOMETHING

REQUESTING HELP

OFFERING HELP AND SUPPORT

REFUSING or REJECTING HELP

ACCEPTING HELP

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

ACCEPTING AN APPOINTMENT

REFUSING or REJECTING AN APPOINTMENT

THANKING / RETURNING THANKS

TO WISH GOOD LUCK

TO EXPRESS SYMPATHY

TO EXPRESS A COMPLIMENT OR CONGRATULATE S.O.

RESPONSES TO COMPLIMENTS AND GREETINGS

TOASTING

TO REQUEST FOR FORGIVENESS

TO ACCEPT AN APOLOGY

STARTING A CONVERSATION

ENDING A CONVERSATION

TO CONFIRM THE STATEMENT OF SOMEONE ELSE

TO NEGATE A STATEMENT

CHANGING THE SUBJECT

INTERRUPTING S.O.

SUMMARIZING

ASKING FOR REPETITION/ REPHRASING

TO REPEAT IN OTHER WORDS

GIVING AN EXAMPLE

TO INDICATE THAT ONE IS FOLLOWING S.B.´S CONVERSATION

TO LET S.O. KNOW YOU ARE INFORMED OF STH

STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF STH/SB

EXPRESSING INDIFFERENCE

CHECKING UNDERSTANDING

PHONING

ASKING FOR INFORMATION

REPORTED SPEECH

TO INDICATE THAT ONE´S UNAWARE/UNINFORMED OF STH

TO INDICATE CONCERN

ENQUIRE AND SHOW CURIOSITY

EXPRESS CONFIDENCE/ SECURITY

TO ASK ABOUT STH WHICH HAS OCCURRED

TO ASK S.O. IF THEY ARE CERTAIN ABOUT STH

TO EXPRESS CERTAINTY/UNCERTAINTY

TO TELL S.O. YOU ARE GOING TO DO STH

TO REMIND S.O. OF SOMETHING

TO ASK S.O. IF THEY REMEMBER STH.

REMEMBERING STH

FORGETTING STH

TO ASK IF STH IS CORRECT

TO INDICATE THAT STH IS INCORRECT

TO CONTRADICT S.O.

SPECULATE

TO ASK ABOUT CORRECT SPELLING/PRONUNCIATION

OBLIGATION& ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION

POSSIBILITY

ABILITY

ENCOURAGE S.O. TO DO STH

PERSUADING & INSISTING

SUGGESTING AN ACTION

PROMISING AND SWEARING

PREVENT S.O. FROM DOING STH

ASKING FOR AND GIVING ADVICE

ADVISING S.O. TO DO/NOT TO DO STH

GIVING INSTRUCTIONS

ASKING FOR PERMISSION:GRANTING & REFUSING IT

EXPRESSING RESERVATION/ SARCASM

TRYNG STH

COMPLAINING

SHOWING IMPATIENCE / ANNOYANCE

TO CALL S.O.´S ATTENTION TO IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR

TELLING S.B. OFF

INSULTING S.B.

TO WARN S.O. OF IMPROPER BAHAVIOUR

THREATENING

EXPRESSING IRRITATION

TO CALM OR REASSURE S.O.

EXPRESSING FEELINGS AND OPINIONS:DISGUST, PHYSICAL PAIN,

MISFORTUNE,PESSIMISM,INTEREST,BOREDOM,INCREDULITY,etc..

EXPRESSING PREFERENCES

EXPRESSING INTEREST/LACK OF INTEREST IN STH

REQUESTING S.O.´S OPINION

DESCRIBING S.O. /STH

REQUESTING S.O.´S OPINION

TO AVOID GIVING AN OPINION

TO EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR STH

TO ASK S.O. IF THEY AGREE

TO INDICATE AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT

TO REQUEST/EXPRESS APPROVAL / DISPPROVAL

TO MAKE COMPARISONS