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There are 8 different functions of language in a child's life (ours, too, one assumes): : 1.Explaining; 2. Play; 3. Directing other's attention; 4. Inquiry; 5. Directing one's own
activities; 6. Associating; 7. Anticipating; 8. Representing life.