Text B for the language change question is quite useful, but only after you figure it out. In this video, I explain what a corpus is, walk you through a past paper example using collocates of the word proud, and show you what an actual corpus looks like so you know exactly where this data comes from and how to use it in your analysis.
Theories of Language Change
This resource discusses eight important theories and concepts related to language change: semiotics theory, functional theory, substratum theory, the s-curve model, prescriptivism, descriptivism, theory of lexical gaps, and random fluctuation theory.
Why You Should Read Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was one America's greatest 19th Century writers, and his work could very well be the key that allows you to unlock paper 3.
