2.1 Language function
Wiśniewski (2007) said that using a language as a primary means of communicating our thoughts is so natural for many people that it is often difficult to realize what in fact are language functions.
Some of the roles of language are mundane that they are hardly ever noticed, others are very elevated, or even abstract. Due to their diversity the functions of language might be divided into two categories: micro functions which refer to specific individual uses, and macro functions which serve more overall aims.