English Language A-Level
Representation of social groups
What Representation of social groups means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Representation of social groups
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How language is used in texts to construct the identities of the different groups above.
Topics that use Representation of social groups
- Language diversity and change (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Attitudes and prescriptivism
- Causes and explanations of change
- Context and language variation
- Methods of language analysis
- Audiences
- Dialect
- Identity
- Language data collections
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