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Edexcel English Language AS Level 2024 Exam Quiz Study Guide
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Edexcel English Language AS Level2024 Exam Quiz Study Guide
Context - Answer>>The situation which affects/explains the way
language is used
Mode - Answer>>Text type
Field - Answer>>The topic of the text
Tenor - Answer>>Relationship between writing and audience in
situation
Function - Answer>>Purpose of text
Phonology - Answer>>Sounds of Language
Graphology - Answer>>Visualization of Text (e.g. spelling,
punctuation marks, fonts, layout and logos)
Lexis - Answer>>Word choice
Morphology - Answer>>Word structure
Grammar - Answer>>Sentence Structure
Discourse - Answer>>Structure of the whole text
Semantics - Answer>>Relationship between words and
meanings
Pragmatics - Answer>>What the speaker means rather than
what the sentence means
, Formality - Answer>>The way individuals adjust their tone of
language to fit the situation they are in
Spoken Language (Mode) - Answer>>Immediate, no permanent
record, no time for planning, informal
Written Language (Mode) - Answer>>Over a period of time,
permanent record, time for plan and revision, for the public
audience, formal
Electronic Language (Mode) - Answer>>A combination of
spoken and written language
Context-Dependent Language - Answer>>The message is
made as clear as possible
Pronouns - Answer>>I, she, he, you, it, we, they
Deixis - Answer>>Describes words that rely on context to give
meaning (e.g. here, there, then, they)
Terms of Address - Answer>>The way the participants in a
conversation name each other
Colloquial - Answer>>Informal language typically used in
speaking
Corpus - Answer>>A body of written texts
Lexical Item - Answer>>The word
Filler - Answer>>Gaps in between conversations which are
filled with sounds (e.g. erm, uhm)
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