Paper
1…:Language, the Individual and Society
AQA A Level English Language
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total marks: 100
Candidate number
Center number
date
SECTION
instruction
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Write your answers in the spaces provided (or on separate sheets if practicing).
• Do all rough work in your answer booklet; cross through any work you do not want to be
marked.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer:
• Question 1 and Question 2 in Section A
• Question 3 in Section B
, • Question 4 in Section C
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for questions ahown in brackets.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
• Use appropriate linguistic methods and terminology.
• Apply concepts and issues to language data.
• Analyse and evaluate how contextual factors shape language.
• Write accurately and effectively for purpose and audience.
• Quality of written communication will be assessed
Section A: Textual Variations and Representations (40 marks )
Text A
Read the following extract from a modern blog post:
"Scrolling through endless feeds, I realise that language online is less
about precision and more about speed. Abbreviations, emojis, and
hashtags have become the shorthand of our age, shaping how we
connect and how quickly we move on."
Text B
following extract from a 20th-century Read the newspaper editorial:
1…:Language, the Individual and Society
AQA A Level English Language
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total marks: 100
Candidate number
Center number
date
SECTION
instruction
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Write your answers in the spaces provided (or on separate sheets if practicing).
• Do all rough work in your answer booklet; cross through any work you do not want to be
marked.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer:
• Question 1 and Question 2 in Section A
• Question 3 in Section B
, • Question 4 in Section C
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for questions ahown in brackets.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
• Use appropriate linguistic methods and terminology.
• Apply concepts and issues to language data.
• Analyse and evaluate how contextual factors shape language.
• Write accurately and effectively for purpose and audience.
• Quality of written communication will be assessed
Section A: Textual Variations and Representations (40 marks )
Text A
Read the following extract from a modern blog post:
"Scrolling through endless feeds, I realise that language online is less
about precision and more about speed. Abbreviations, emojis, and
hashtags have become the shorthand of our age, shaping how we
connect and how quickly we move on."
Text B
following extract from a 20th-century Read the newspaper editorial:
