English Language A-Level
Discourse
What Discourse means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts, analysed as language beyond the single sentence.
Extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts, meaning language above the single sentence.
Topics that use Discourse
- Language diversity and change - Methods of language analysis (AQA A-Level)
- Language, the individual and society - Methods of language analysis (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Context
- Genre
- Grammar as a meaning-making resource
- Graphology
- Mode
- Morphological structure of words
- Phrase and clause architecture
- Context and inferred meaning
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