Universidad Simón Bolíar ID1112 Ene-Mar 2017

Departamento de Idiomas Prof. Yris Casart

Introduction to Language Functions

Which language function does each of these passages represent? Definition (DF) description (DS) classification
(CL) comparison and/or contrast (C/C), chronology (CH), cause and effect (C&E). Some texts may combine more
than one function.

Language functions
1) The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft with
blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades, or the blades react to the flow, so
that they rotate and impart energy to the rotor.

2) Prior to 1996, the refrigerants used in electric refrigerators were chlorofluorocarbons

(CFCs). However, because of increasing scientific evidence that the CFCs are harmful to
the ozone layer of the stratosphere, they were banned by international treaty, the
Montreal Protocol, after January, 1996. Transitional compounds, such as
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are less harmful to the ozone layer, are to
be used in their place until the year 2020. By that time compounds such as the
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are benign to the ozone layer, are expected to have
replaced HCFCs.

3) Bicycle helmets are a good example of how the right material can make all the
difference to how well something does its job. Shells are typically made of composite
materials like fiberglass or lightweight carbon fiber, or very hard plastics such as
polycarbonate or ABS. Liners are usually about 20 cm (0.8 inches) thick and made of
two layers of foam: a soft, bouncy layer that absorbs small bashes and bumps and a
stiff layer that permanently deforms to absorb very hard impacts.

4) Computer vision is closely related to the study of biological vision. The field of
biological vision studies and models the physiological processes behind visual
perception in humans and other animals. Computer vision, on the other hand, studies
and describes the processes implemented in software and hardware behind artificial
vision systems. Interdisciplinary exchange between biological and computer vision has
proven fruitful for both fields.

5) There are a large number of adhesive types for various applications. They may be
classified in a variety of ways depending on their chemistries (e.g. epoxies,
polyurethanes, polyamides), their form (e.g. paste, liquid, film, pellets, tape), their type
(e.g. hot melt, reactive hot melt, thermosetting, pressure sensitive, contact, etc.), or
their load carrying capability (structural, semi-structural, or non-structural).

6) It takes several quite distinct steps to make a product out of rubber. First, you have to
gather your latex from the rubber trees using a traditional process called rubber
tapping. That involves making a wide, V-shaped cut in the tree's bark. As the latex drips
out, it's collected in a cup. The latex from many trees is then filtered, washed, and
reacted with acid to make the particles of rubber coagulate (stick together). The
rubber made this way is pressed into slabs or sheets and then dried, ready for the next
stages of production.