Methods of language analysis
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The specification toolkit comprising phonetics, phonology and prosodics, graphology, lexis and semantics, grammar including morphology, pragmatics, and discourse.
The approaches used to identify and interpret linguistic features in texts, such as lexis, grammar and discourse structure.
Topics that use Methods of language analysis
- Language diversity and change (AQA A-Level)
- Textual variations and representations (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Attitudes and prescriptivism
- Causes and explanations of change
- Construction of meanings and representations
- Context and language variation
- Context as a constraint and resource
- Enactment of relationships and positioning
- Genre and purpose variety
- Language shaped by audience, purpose, genre and mode
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