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When a message describe a situation, an object or mental state, it is known as
Answer: A
When a message describes a situation, an object or a mental state, it has the referential function.
In Jakobson's scheme the referential function is oriented to the context, to what is talked about. It conveys information about a state of affairs.
The conative function is directed at the hearer, the emotive at the speaker's feelings, and the phatic at keeping contact open.
The referential function is also called the denotative or cognitive function, and it is the main one in ordinary statements of fact.
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