English Language A-Level
Genre and purpose variety
What Genre and purpose variety means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Genre and purpose variety
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Working across genres such as journalism, advertising, conversation, blogs, speeches and social media, serving different purposes.
Topics that use Genre and purpose variety
- Textual variations and representations (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Construction of meanings and representations
- Context as a constraint and resource
- Enactment of relationships and positioning
- Language shaped by audience, purpose, genre and mode
- Methods of language analysis
- Production of representations
- Audience address and positioning
- Construction of identity
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