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The Communicative Functions of Language in
the English Translated Novel The Guest Cat

Hong Hong Hou, M.A. ELT


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Abstract

This study was conducted at Assumption University, Thailand. There were three objectives posed: ? To identify the different communicative functions presented in the novel The Guest Cat. ? To determine the usage of the different communicative functions of language presented in the novel and ? To identify the cultural features found that influence the communicative functions of language in the novel. The study adopted a qualitative research methodology for the collection and analyses of the data that emphasized conducting a detailed examination of every single datum from the novel based on the principles of interpretive and critical social sciences.

The finding indicated that all six functions were found in the novel that they reflected different aspects of the messages transmitted in the communication. Also, these functions appeared as a whole, rather than isolated or divided that the writer used them integrated to fulfil the communication intentions between different characters and between the writer and readers. Furthermore, contextual cultural features influenced the expressions of different functions. The findings of the study imply that English language teaching (ELT) should pay more attention to this domain to improve students’ communicative competence as well as achieve a higher level of language proficiency.

Keywords: Communicative Function of Language, Literature, The Guest Cat, Japanese Novel, English Language Teaching, Cultural feature.

Introduction

Language is an essential tool of human expression and communication, and its major purpose is the realization of people’s intention to express and communicate. English is a global language that is widely used in daily conversation, academic communication, economic and trade activities, and other fields, it has been described as the world’s lingua franca. Around 20% of the global total population speak English, and most of them are non-native English speakers. English is by far the most studied commonly foreign language in the world that there are numerous all ages of people who are in the process of learning or about to learn English (Lyons, 2017). The worldwide research on how to improve English learners’ language competences has never stopped. There are a few reasons why this area is significant to study.

First is the importance of language functions in communication. According to Petroni (2014), the function of a language encompasses the nature of how it can be used to express the writer/speaker's intention. They are the inner laws of language expression underlying all kinds of communications (Hebert, 2011). The underlying functional model of language is the notion that language users make choices to achieve their intended purpose by using different language functions, therefore the study and application of language are inseparable from the study on understanding communication functions (Boaner, 2018).

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Hong Hong Hou, M.A. ELT
Assumption University
Thailand
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