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"The book is 400 pages long." This statement represents which of the following functions of language?

Poetic
Emotive
Metalingual
Referential

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User MZA
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I took the test, it is referential :)

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User Serhii Holinei
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"The book is 400 pages long." This statement represents the REFERENCIAL function of language.

It refers to the length of the book which is 400 pages long.
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