When giving directions to your home, you ask a friend to stop at the corner market to pick up some beer and soda. In telling your friend to pick up those beverages, you are using the ________ function of language.

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The regulatory function of language is used to give directions or commands. In this situation, the speaker is using language to regulate the actions of the listener by instructing them to pick up specific beverages at a specific location.

When Giving Directions to Your Home, You Ask a Friend