English Language A-Level
Interlocking language levels
What Interlocking language levels means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Interlocking language levels
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Development is studied across phonological, pragmatic, lexical, semantic and grammatical levels, which can overlap.
Topics that use Interlocking language levels
- Children’s language development (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Caregiver and peer interaction
- Conventions and audience awareness
- Development of communicative competence
- Functions and purposes of child language
- Genre as purpose-driven text type
- Mode
- Pragmatics and speech acts
- Research evidence and studies
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