Language diversity and change key terms

sociolect

sociolect is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect sociolect to mode and genre, evidence from an investigation table comparing lexical choices across age groups, and the learning objective: Study texts using different sociolects, including social and occupational groups, gender and ethnicity. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

Study

Study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect Study to evaluative stance, evidence from a public-information poster mixing imperatives with reassurance, and the learning objective: Study texts using different sociolects, including social and occupational groups, gender and ethnicity. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

dialect

dialect is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect dialect to evidence selection, evidence from a podcast interview where speakers overlap while negotiating meaning, and the learning objective: Study texts using different dialects, including regional, national and international varieties of English. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

Study

Study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect Study to language level, evidence from a classroom transcript showing repair, pauses and turn-taking, and the learning objective: Study texts using different dialects, including regional, national and international varieties of English. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

study

study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect study to comparative connection, evidence from a radio phone-in where identity is constructed through discourse markers, and the learning objective: Study texts that use language to represent different social, occupational, gender, ethnic, regional, national and international groups. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect texts to evidence selection, evidence from a travel blog using multimodal layout and second-person address, and the learning objective: Study texts that use language to represent different social, occupational, gender, ethnic, regional, national and international groups. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

study

study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect study to mode and genre, evidence from a child-language transcript showing overextension and caregiver feedback, and the learning objective: Study texts from different periods, from 1600 to the present day. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

texts

texts is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect texts to evaluative stance, evidence from a style-model extract for original writing with patterned syntax, and the learning objective: Study texts from different periods, from 1600 to the present day. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

study

study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect study to evidence selection, evidence from a travel blog using multimodal layout and second-person address, and the learning objective: Study written, spoken and electronic texts about a range of subjects, audiences, purposes and genres. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

written

written is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect written to language level, evidence from a political speech using inclusive pronouns and parallelism, and the learning objective: Study written, spoken and electronic texts about a range of subjects, audiences, purposes and genres. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

corpora

corpora is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect corpora to contextual purpose, evidence from a product review where modality signals certainty and doubt, and the learning objective: Study items from collections of language data, such as dictionaries, online resources and language corpora. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

Study

Study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect Study to mode and genre, evidence from an investigation table comparing lexical choices across age groups, and the learning objective: Study items from collections of language data, such as dictionaries, online resources and language corpora. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

research

research is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect research to evidence selection, evidence from a podcast interview where speakers overlap while negotiating meaning, and the learning objective: Study research findings, including tables, graphs and statistics. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

study

study is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Examples and data for diversity and change. In practice, connect study to language level, evidence from a classroom transcript showing repair, pauses and turn-taking, and the learning objective: Study research findings, including tables, graphs and statistics. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

analyse

analyse is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect analyse to evidence selection, evidence from a travel blog using multimodal layout and second-person address, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of personal contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language to language level, evidence from a political speech using inclusive pronouns and parallelism, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of personal contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

analyse

analyse is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect analyse to language level, evidence from a classroom transcript showing repair, pauses and turn-taking, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of social contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language to contextual purpose, evidence from a local council leaflet using modal verbs and formal register, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of social contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

analyse

analyse is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect analyse to evaluative stance, evidence from a style-model extract for original writing with patterned syntax, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of geographical contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language to comparative connection, evidence from a radio phone-in where identity is constructed through discourse markers, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of geographical contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

temporal

temporal is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect temporal to evaluative stance, evidence from a public-information poster mixing imperatives with reassurance, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of temporal contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

analyse

analyse is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect analyse to comparative connection, evidence from a school prospectus constructing institutional values through noun phrases, and the learning objective: Analyse how language varies because of temporal contexts. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language to evaluative stance, evidence from a public-information poster mixing imperatives with reassurance, and the learning objective: Explain why language varies and changes. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

varies

varies is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect varies to comparative connection, evidence from a school prospectus constructing institutional values through noun phrases, and the learning objective: Explain why language varies and changes. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

develop

develop is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect develop to contextual purpose, evidence from a product review where modality signals certainty and doubt, and the learning objective: Develop critical knowledge and understanding of different views and explanations of language diversity and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

critical

critical is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect critical to mode and genre, evidence from an investigation table comparing lexical choices across age groups, and the learning objective: Develop critical knowledge and understanding of different views and explanations of language diversity and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language variation

language variation is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language variation to comparative connection, evidence from a school prospectus constructing institutional values through noun phrases, and the learning objective: Analyse attitudes to language variation and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

attitudes

attitudes is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect attitudes to evidence selection, evidence from a podcast interview where speakers overlap while negotiating meaning, and the learning objective: Analyse attitudes to language variation and change. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

analyse

analyse is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect analyse to language level, evidence from a political speech using inclusive pronouns and parallelism, and the learning objective: Analyse language use according to audience, purpose, genre and mode. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.

language

language is used in Language diversity and change to support precise analysis of Analysing variation, change and attitudes. In practice, connect language to contextual purpose, evidence from a product review where modality signals certainty and doubt, and the learning objective: Analyse language use according to audience, purpose, genre and mode. This avoids treating the term as a loose label and shows how it functions in real A-Level English Language data.