OCR A Level English Language H470/02 Dimensions of linguistic variation & Marking scheme.

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A Level English Language H470/02 Dimensions of linguistic variation Answer all the questions in this paper SECTION A – Child language acquisition You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on thi... s section. Read Text A in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 1 Using the appropriate terminology to explain your findings, examine the language development stage of the child-participants as evidenced in the transcript. You should identify and analyse the phonology, grammar and meaning of their utterances. Use your knowledge of theories and concepts of child language acquisition to support your answer. [20] SECTION B – Language in the media You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section. Read Text B in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 2 Using your understanding of relevant ideas and concepts, investigate how language features and contextual factors construct meanings in this text. [24] SECTION C – Language change You are advised to spend about 1 hour and 5 minutes on this section. Approximately 15 minutes should be spent reading and preparing your answer and approximately 50 minutes writing your response. Read Texts C and D in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 3 By detailed analysis of the writing in both passages, discuss and illustrate the variations in language between the 19th and 21st centuries. In your answer you should explore the ways language is used in each text, as well as how contextual factors influence the way meaning is Answer all the questions in this paper SECTION A – Child language acquisition You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on this section. Read Text A in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 1 Using the appropriate terminology to explain your findings, examine the language development stage of the child-participants as evidenced in the transcript. You should identify and analyse the phonology, grammar and meaning of their utterances. Use your knowledge of theories and concepts of child language acquisition to support your answer. [20] SECTION B – Language in the media You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section. Read Text B in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 2 Using your understanding of relevant ideas and concepts, investigate how language features and contextual factors construct meanings in this text. [24] SECTION C – Language change You are advised to spend about 1 hour and 5 minutes on this section. Approximately 15 minutes should be spent reading and preparing your answer and approximately 50 minutes writing your response. Read Texts C and D in your Resource Booklet and answer the following question. 3 By detailed analysis of the writing in both passages, discuss and illustrate the variations in language between the 19th and 21st centuries. In your answer you should explore the ways language is used in each text, as well as how contextual factors influence the way meaning is [Show More]

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