Aqa A Level English Language Paper 2 110 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Occupational Register {Ans: Occupation tone - usually more formal}Narrowing {Ans: Words lose a range of meaning e.g. Apple}Overt vs Covert Prestige {Ans: Labov - Martha's Vineyard}Random Fluctuation - Hockett {Ans: Random occurrences or events which force new words to be made - e.g. brexit/grexit}Lowth's Grammar rules {Ans: Polite and correct}Backformation {Ans: A word that is formed from an existing word which looks as though it is a derivative, typically by removal of a suffix}Marked Terms {Ans: Secondary words. Derovation of unmarked words e.g. (Lady) Doctor (Male) Nurse ....}Political correctness {Ans: Down to the gender - e.g. firefighter}Blending {Ans: Parts of words are joined together to form a new word}Euphemism Treadmill {Ans: Steven Pinker suggests that when language is altered in order to try and remove prejudice, the newly created language forms often take on the prejudices of the past forms}Petyt {Ans: Bradford study - /H/ dropping e.g. 'hat' as 'at' Lower classes tend to use this non standard form Also hypercorrection with words such as 'cushion' - trying to sound RP}Restricted Lexis {Ans: e.g. legal or medical terms Use of acronyms/initialisms/abreviations codes}Penelope Eckert {Ans: She argued that