This document provides guidance on analyzing how contextual factors influence language in spoken and written texts. It explains that the analysis should consider the genre or type of text, intended audience, subject matter, historical and cultural context, and period in which the text was produced, and how these contextual factors shape the language used. The contextual factors listed are genre, audience, subject, context, and period, with brief explanations of how to analyze the influence of each on language.

1. AO3 AS
English Language
Genre
Purpose
Subject/s
Audience
Period
Context

2. AO3:
Analyse and evaluate the influence of contextual factors on the
production and reception of spoken and written language, showing
knowledge of the key constituents of language

3. • G- genre: What type of text it is? How the language fits the conversations of the genre?
• A- audience: Who is it written for (specifically)? How the language is targeted at the intended
audience?
• S- subject/s: What is the text about? How will that have an effect on the language used?
• C- context: Influence of the historical, cultural, social, political, geographical context on the use of
language in the text
• P- period: Where the texts written at different points in time? How is this reflected in the
language?