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Component 02: Dimensions of linguistic variation
Quick questions on Representation in the media: how media constructs reality - OCR A-Level English Language
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What is a model representation paragraph?Show answer
"The report's lexis constructs the two sides asymmetrically: one group is named with the neutral, agentive 'residents' and quoted directly, while the other is labelled with a loaded collective noun and reported only indirectly, denied a voice. The transitivity reinforces this, making the first group the agents of reasonable verbs and the second the agents of disruptive ones, so the representation positions the reader to sympathise with one side. The pattern of naming, voice and transitivity, not any explicit statement, carries the slant."
What is a model evaluation paragraph?Show answer
"Weighed for balance, the text is markedly one-sided: presupposition embeds its framing as shared knowledge ('the failures we all recognise'), modality presents contested claims as certain, and the silencing of the opposing voice leaves the representation unchallenged within the text. The construction is consistent and one-directional, so the judgement the evidence supports is that the representation is partial, achieved through linguistic choice rather than open assertion." This evaluates the slant from features.
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Why is the pattern of quotation and voice important in media representation? [2 marks]
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Why is "this text is biased" a weak point? [2 marks]
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Analyse how a media text represents a particular group or issue, and the attitudes this constructs. [16 marks]
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