English Literature A-Level
Language, accent and cultural power
What Language, accent and cultural power means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Language, accent and cultural power
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Language, accent and cultural power in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Linguistic prejudice attacked by insisting that regional accents and dialect belong in poetry, challenging the cultural authority of Standard English and Received Pronunciation.
Topics that use Language, accent and cultural power
Related terms
- Class division and social inequality
- Freedom, selfhood and protest
- Guilt, betrayal and atonement
- Heritage, ownership and national identity
- Honour, reputation and social class
- Manipulation of language
- Memory, elegy and the labouring body
- Money, debt and respectability
Using Language, accent and cultural power in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise English Literature questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All English Literature A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge