English LanguageYears 12–13Language Frameworks

Language frameworks

Apply lexical, grammatical, phonological, pragmatic and discourse frameworks to analyse texts

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Language frameworks are the building blocks writers use to shape meaning — like choosing formal words for a job application or informal slang for a text to a mate. 📚

  2. 2

    Which of these is an example of a language framework choice?

  3. 3

    Let's analyse this sentence together: 'The government must urgently address this crisis.'

  4. 4

    Now you try — drag the words to build a sentence that uses a formal tone about climate change. 🌍

  5. 5

    Which language framework is about the choice of individual words (e.g. 'child' vs 'kid')?

  6. 6

    Now compare two versions of the same message:

  7. 7

    In Version B above, which word shows the formal tone most clearly?

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