Metafunction

What are the three primary metafunctions proposed by Halliday?

• a) Ideational, Interpersonal, Textual
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• b) Lexical, Syntactic, Semantic

• c) Denotational, Connotational, Contextual

• d) Functional, Structural, Grammatical

Which metafunction is primarily concerned with representing experiences and ideas?

• Interpersonal

• Ideational

• Textual

The Textual Metafunction is primarily concerned with:

• The mood of the speaker

• The coherence and flow of information in a text

• The grammatical correctness of sentences

Which of the following best illustrates the Ideational Metafunction?

• Can you pass the salt?"

• this essay is well-structured."

• What a beautiful day!"

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger."

In the context of the Interpersonal Metafunction, which linguistic feature is commonly analyzed?

• Modality (e.g., can, should, might)

• Text structure

• Sentence length

• tense and aspect

Which metafunction would you analyze to understand how a speaker organizes their discourse?

• Ideational Metafunction

• interpersonal Metafunction

• textual metafunction

Which of the following sentences best exemplifies the Textual Metafunction?

• "Because it was raining, the match was postponed."

• "She enjoys painting in her free time."

• He can play the guitar."

• What a lovely garden you have!"

In the Ideational Metafunction, which component is primarily analyzed?

• Speech acts and politeness strategies

• Participants and processes
  

• Cohesion and coherence

• Thematic structure

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Textual Metafunction?

• Creating coherence in a text

• Structuring information

• indicating the speaker's mood

• Using cohesive devices

In a conversation, if someone says, "Could you help me with this?" which metafunction are they primarily using?

• Interpersonal Metafunction

• Ideational Metafunction

• Textual Metafunction