CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Instrumental function-language that is used to fulfill a need, such as to obtain food, drink, or comfort. This typically includes concrete nouns. Regulatory function-language that is used to influence the behavior of others including persuading, commanding, or requesting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Michael Halliday, the founder of systemic functional linguistics, calls these three functions the ideational, interpersonal, and textual. The ideational function is further divided into the experiential and logical.

Detailed explanation-3: -Instrumental: “I like”, “I need” function of language giving the speaker the satisfaction once his material need is being given and received by him/her. Regulatory: the function that controls the behaviour of another person or others. Example: “Do the things I to be finished”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heuristic Function Once children have recognised the boundary between themselves and the environment, then they can start exploring what is around them. Halliday calls this the Heuristic function of language.