Language Change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: geeky96Created on: 21-05-15 16:15 Introduction is the register formal or informal is there one viewpoint or several would the purpose of this text change now or stay the same 1 of 6 Lexis Archaic language or not Does the reference suggest technological development Emotive lexis or not 2 of 6 Pragmatics assumptions made on the readers knowledge, education, ideologies and/ or values is the reader supposed to identify with specific societal roles 3 of 6 Semantics any semantic fields metaphors pejoration/amelioration politeness markers 4 of 6 Grammar is the syntax (words) outdated what type of sentence starters are used, e.g. declarative, exclamatory or interrogative are capital letters used differently are spellings different or same as modern and does this relate to standardization 5 of 6 Context are there shared social values is there an authoritative tone any religious context any assumptions about the reader's education 6 of 6
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