Sentence function

In linguistics, a sentence function refers to a speaker's purpose in uttering a specific sentence, clause, or phrase. Whether a listener is present or not is sometimes irrelevant.

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Sentence function

In linguistics, a sentence function refers to a speaker's purpose in uttering a specific sentence, clause, or phrase. Whether a listener is present or not is sometimes irrelevant.

Source: Wikipedia "Sentence function" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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