The emotive function of language is one of the most powerful uses of language because it is crucial in changing the emotional status of an audience for or against someone or something. It is a means of getting rid of our nervous energy when we are under stress. E.g. swear words, obscenities, involuntary verbal reactions to a piece of art or scenery; conventional words/phrases.

本题考查语言的感情功能。 语言的感情功能是语言最有用的功能之一， 因为它在改变听者赞成或反对某人、 某物的态度上作用非常关键。