© 2019 Steve Campsall
© 2019 Steve Campsall
| linguistic analytical methods |
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Englishbiz
Guide to Stylistic Analysis
Over the two years of your A-level English Language course, you will be developing two distinct sets of skills:
an ability to write effectively for different genres, contexts, audiences and purposes
an ability to
analyse and comment effectively on the language and language features of
written and spoken texts.
To help you carry
out the second of these, your exam board asks you to use several linguistic methods.
These are outlined in the table below.
There are two excellent and free revision guides available that cover in detail the analytical aspects of your course. These can be downloaded by clicking here (part 1) and here (part 2).
Analytical Methods
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Examining the stylistic aspects of a text at the level of word choice and word meaning. |
...at the level of sentence structure. |
...at the level of inferred meaning created by social context. |
...at the level of word sounds. |
... at the level of the way the form or visual appearance of a text signifies and shapes meaning. |
...at the level of a text's structural coherence and unity as well as its social, cultural and ideological aspects. |
Remember that only a few of these will be useful and appropriate to your analysis of any particular text. You will need to work out which methods are appropriate to the text in hand.
