English Language A-Level
Context as a constraint and resource
What Context as a constraint and resource means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Context as a constraint and resource
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Wider context constrains and enables language choices, and contextual knowledge is used to justify claims without asserting fixed effects.
Topics that use Context as a constraint and resource
- Textual variations and representations (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Construction of meanings and representations
- Enactment of relationships and positioning
- Genre and purpose variety
- Language shaped by audience, purpose, genre and mode
- Methods of language analysis
- Production of representations
- Audience address and positioning
- Construction of identity
Using Context as a constraint and resource in the exam
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