Encoding Type Oriented Function towards Example referential context imparting information It's raining. expressive addresser expressing feelings or attitudes It's bloody pissing down again! conative addressee influencing behaviour Wait here till it stops raining! phatic contact establishing or maintaining social relationships Nasty weather again,isn't it? metalingual code referring to the nature of the This is the weather forecast. interaction(e.g.genre) poetic It droppeth as the gentle rain message foregrounding textual features from heaven. Encoding Type Oriented towards Function Example referential context imparting information It's raining. expressive addresser expressing feelings or attitudes It's bloody pissing down again! conative addressee influencing behaviour Wait here till it stops raining! phatic contact establishing or maintaining social relationships Nasty weather again, isn't it? metalingual code referring to the nature of the interaction (e.g. genre) This is the weather forecast. poetic message foregrounding textual features It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven