English Language A-Level
Audience and purpose
What Audience and purpose means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Audience and purpose
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The readers a piece is written for and the aim it is meant to achieve, which together shape content, tone and structure.
Topics that use Audience and purpose
- Writing skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accessibility and register
- Evidence-based discussion of language issues
- Evidence-based interpretation
- Form and genre conventions
- Positioning and reader address
- Academic register and cohesion
- Accuracy in public communication
- Discourse and ideology
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