Most language serves multiple functions.

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True

Most language can serve multiple functions. The question "How are you?" can serve either as a greeting or as a way of posing a sincere question. In the first case, no detailed response is usually expected, but it may be in the latter case. Note also that one part of language may serve multiple functions at the same time.

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