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When giving directions to your home, you ask a friend to stop at the corner market to pick up some beer and soda. In telling your friend to pick up those beverages, you are using the ________ function of language.\

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Answer: Regulatory

Explanation: Regulatory function of language is characteristic that is used for impacting other's behavior through the means of giving command, comment ,request or convincing . This language effects individual in such a way that regulation are introduced towards others.

The situation mentioned in the question states that friend is being guided by regulatory function of language through command to bring the beverage for the other friend.

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