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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 15 June 2023
9EN0/03
Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)
reference
English Language
Advanced
PAPER 3: Investigating Language
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with
centre number and candidate number.
•Answer
your
ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B
– bothname,
questions should be on the topic you have chosen.
•Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 45.
• The marks for each question are shown
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
in brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time
at the end.
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, SECTION A
Answer ONE question on your chosen topic.
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You must answer on the same topic in both sections.
Begin your answer on page 4.
Topic: Global English
Subtopic: Uglish
1 Read the data provided on pages 4–5 of the
source booklet. To what extent are Texts A1 and
A2 representative of Uglish?
(Total for Question 1 = 15 marks)
Topic: Language and Gender
Identity Subtopic: Representation of
Gender in Crime Fiction
2 Read the data provided on pages 6–7 of the source booklet.
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To what extent does the language of Texts B1 and B2 represent gender
identity in crime fiction?
(Total for Question 2 = 15 marks)
Topic: Language and
Journalism Subtopic: Tabloid
Journalism
3 Read the data provided on pages 8–9 of the
source booklet. To what extent is Text C
representative of tabloid journalism?
(Total for Question 3 = 15 marks)
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, Topic: Language and Power
Subtopic: The Language of Fitness
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Instruction
4 Read the data provided on pages 10–11 of the source booklet.
To what extent is Text D representative of the language of fitness instruction?
(Total for Question 4 = 15 marks)
Topic: Regional Language
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Variation Subtopic: The West
Midlands
5 Read the data provided on pages 12–13 of the source booklet.
To what extent are Texts E1 and E2 representative of the West
Midlands variety of English?
(Total for Question 5 = 15 marks)
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through the box and then indicate your new question with
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