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It is true that we speak to communicate?

The language is very common with that element which everyone "do you understand" and "understands" the other?
If so each word would have a fixed meaning and only one mental representation to refer to. But in this case, the transmission of information is devoid of nuance, emotional personal extending the meaning of a sentence in a word, the communication would be neutral. And not very interesting: no doubts or confirmations, no more misunderstandings or nervous breakdown. So why, despite the limitations, we can not help but talk?

R. Jakobson has developed a model in which each element of the communication is a precise function. I will try to list them by referring to examples of everyday life.

Function Fatigue: aims to test the communication channel and also to prove the existence of a report (to be). Examples: conventional formulas of greeting as "Hello" "Hello, how are you?" but seemingly meaningless interjections such as the famous "Uh!" by Pierpaolo. Perhaps there is some connection with the primitive ritual expressions of belonging to a group.

conative function: it is oriented to the recipient that is more or less explicitly requested to do something. Examples: Sergio Lucci "Boys Do you want to write two posts a week on the blog of TSM? (Conative function in disguise); often, until a few days ago, at about 8:36 in the morning I received a message from Vivian: "Karen, I have just left the house, the cable car stops!" (Conative function very explicit)

Emotional Function: its sender, which expresses a particular state of mind than what you speak. Examples: "Ugh!", "Beeeello that!", "I feel bad .. has been the fish of the table? "

referential function (or cognition): refers to the context, the language actually creates states of affairs, linguistic objects. Examples: any information on the context, "On Christmas Eve, the markets will close at 17", "Yesterday he got there the text of the verification of Counselling & Organizing."

metalinguistic function: is referring to the code, then it is language that speaks of himself, as I am doing in this post. Examples: a dictionary, "What does it mean Geah?" (Ask Martha).

poetic function: focused on the message, the typical function of poetry that research is often a correspondence between meaning and sound (physiognomic). Examples: rap / hip hop, advertising slogans ("Trony, there is no comparison"), word games.

"He died just pronounced the word: someone says so. But I say it begins to live in that moment. "Emily Dickinson

Karen Chistè