Which function of language primarily serves to open, maintain, or close social contact rather than convey factual information?
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Options:
- Phatic function
- Referential function
- Emotive function
- Metalinguistic function
Correct answer: Phatic function
Explanation: The phatic function maintains social contact (e.g., 'How are you?'); Roman Jakobson identified it as one of six functions of language in his influential 1960 paper.
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