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Language levels and methods of analysis (AQA A-Level English Language) quiz

10questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which language level deals with the visual features of a text, such as layout, font and images?

  2. What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

  3. A group of words linked by a shared topic, such as attack, defend and battle, is called a:

  4. Which statement best describes pragmatics?

  5. According to Grice's cooperative principle, what happens when a speaker deliberately breaks a maxim?

  6. In spoken discourse, a question followed by an answer is an example of a:

  7. What is the difference between cohesion and coherence?

  8. Which of these is a prosodic feature analysed at the phonology level?

  9. The smallest unit of meaning in a word, such as the -ed in walked, is a:

  10. What is the most common weakness in textual analysis that examiners warn against?