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These CIE A Level English (A2) Notes provide an in-depth, well-structured summary of the entire syllabus, designed to help you master analysis, essay writing, and exam technique. Whether you’re studying for Paper 3 (Literature) or Paper 4 (Language), these notes break down complex ideas into clear, easy-to-understand sections — ideal for both revision and independent study. Included in these notes: • Detailed literary analysis and close reading techniques • Guidance on prose, poetry, and drama texts • Essay structures and model paragraphs • Key terminology for linguistic and literary analysis • Language change, context, and style frameworks • Sample essay questions and examiner-style responses • Tips for improving AO1–AO5 performance • Revision checklists and quick-reference summaries

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Borrowing
:
words taken
from other languages Blending merging parts of two
words(
breakfast unc
TERMINOLOGY
:




Neologism :
a
newly created word Conversion I functional when a word
Shift :

chang
Diachronic
change: change in
language over time Semantic
change . when a word
dranges meaning over time
Le
g
.




"Google" from noun - verb
The
1)
Pejoration meaning becomes negative
:




Standardisation. process of developing ninform
a
2) Amelioration:
meaning becomes positive Compounding :

joining C
words
together leg keyboa
way of using lang 3) Narrowing
: meaning
becomes
specific more




Orthography the spelling system of laug.
:
4)
Broadening meaning wideus
:

Phonological Change shifts :
in
pronounciation
the creation
Coinage :

of entirely wordsLe g Google)new .



Condification :

fixing the rules of lawg Prescriptivism : the
belief that lang should follow r
Clipping shortening words (examination exam
:




the that all
Descriptivism : view
language is
THEORISTS



LANGUAG Clarge
-Crystal : Tide Metaphor lang change is natural and gradual Olde
:



Registe
forms slowly wash out while new oves arise .




Atchison's Metaphors Damp Spoon lawg change
.
2 : 1) : seeu as
lazy
2)
Crumbling Castle :
lang needs to be preserved ,
any
drange seen as
decay
Linguistic Fram
.




3)
Infectious disease : new
lang spreads like a disease a



Events
lang change harmfulis .




.
3 Schmidt's Wave Model :

lang. change spreads outwards from a small
group gradually
,
Caxton
Printing Press -

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Pragmatics (contex
affecting others .
z
Graphology (visual
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