English Language A-Level
Context and language variation
What Context and language variation means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Context and language variation
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Language varies because of personal, social, geographical and temporal contexts, and analysis should explain how these contexts shape language choices.
Topics that use Context and language variation
- Language diversity and change (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Attitudes and prescriptivism
- Causes and explanations of change
- Methods of language analysis
- Audiences
- Dialect
- Identity
- Language data collections
- Representation of social groups
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