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Language Change.

Processes of Change.

Social Reasons for Change.

Technology & Change.

Attitudes to Change.

Standardisation.

Variation.

Accents & Dialects.

Dialect Features.

Dialect Levelling.

Attitudes to Accents.

Gender & Age-related Variation.

Black British English.

Occupational Dialect.

Class-Related Variation.

E-Varieties.

Historical Texts.

English Language A2.
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This unit has 2 sections.  You have to do:
 Textual Analysis, focused on “texts from different times”. - 50% unit marks.
 The text(s) will date from 1600 - 1945 and you should:
 Comment on how typical the language is of its time
 Note language features which are no longer common/used
 Remember to use all possible frameworks in your answer
 Bear in mind that grammar (esp. clause/sentence grammar) is the Great Differentiator
Essay question, choice of 2 - 50% unit marks.
 The choice will be between “variation” - focus on Contemporary British Varieties - and “change” - focus on Change in the British Isles in the last 50 years.
 Topics you need to be familiar with include:
Variation:
 Dialect
 Accent
 Attitudes to varieties (inc. RP)
 Age
Class
 Ethnicity
 Occupational dialect (legalese etc)
 E-varieties (txt, msn)
 Variation within one speaker
Change:
 Loan words
 Processes of change
 Attitudes to change
 Representation
 Youth Culture
 Technology
 Reasons for change
Unit 5:
 Overview

Be as up-to-date as you can on material here.  General “reading around” about language will benefit you hugely in Units 5 & 6:

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