© 2008 Steve Campsall
© 2008 Steve Campsall
| analytical language 'frameworks' |
Click here to download the
Englishbiz
Guide to Stylistic Analysis
On your A-level
English Language course, one of your main tasks will be to analyse and
discuss the style
of various texts, including those you create yourself for coursework and
exam. What you will be doing is carrying out what is called a stylistic
analysis; this simply means analysing and commenting on the major stylistic choices
writers and speakers make.
To help you do
this, your exam board asks you to use what they call
analytical language frameworks.
Most exam boards
expect you to use up to seven
of these 'frameworks'. In the table below, each framework is hyper-linked to a fuller definition if you need it.
You can also download a free revision guide to textual analysis by clicking here (part 1) and here (part 2).
The A-level Analytical Frameworks
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Analysing and discussing a text at the level of word choices. |
...at the level of its syntax and morphology. |
...at the level of word meanings. |
...at the level of implied or suggested meanings. |
...at the level of word sounds. |
.. at the level of form or visual appearance and how this adds to, shapes or implies meaning. |
...at the level of the whole text: its social, cultural and ideological aspects. |
Remember that only a few frameworks will be appropriate to any particular text. You will need to work out which frameworks are appropriate to the text in hand.
