Textual Variations: Contextual Factors (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Contextual factors
Contextual factors
Circumstances around text creation & reception
AO3 marks in Paper 1 Q1 & Q2
AO3 marks in Paper 1 Q1 & Q2
15 marks
Ideal reader
Ideal reader
Imagined person who responds to text as producer intends
Four main text purposes
Four main text purposes
Inform, persuade, entertain, transact
Archaisms
Archaisms
Outdated words/phrases from older texts
Mode
Mode
Whether text is spoken, written, or hybrid
Channel
Channel
Physical/technological medium transmitting the message
CMC
CMC
Computer-mediated communication (emails, messaging, social media)
Multimodality
Multimodality
Texts combining multiple modes of communication
AO3 analytical chain
AO3 analytical chain
Context → Language features → Representation/Meaning