1) Audience a) o How does the situation or setting influence the production or reception of a text?
 b) o How would the language used in a given text need to change if the same basic message needed to be communicated to a different audience? c) When I read or listen to a text, what helps me to understand the intention of the person who produced the text? d) How can the perceived needs and interests, or previous knowledge, of the recipients of a text influence its production? e) How are literal and figurative (non-literal) language used by producers of texts to create desired effects? f) o How is the relationship between the producer and the recipient(s) of a text (or the relationship of  2) Context a) o How would the language used in a given text need to change if the same basic message needed to be communicated to a different audience? b) o When I need to communicate for a specific reason, how do I plan my message and language use in order to achieve my goal? c) o How does the situation or setting influence the production or reception of a text?
 d) How would the language used in a given text need to change if the same basic message needed to be communicated to a different audience?  e) o How are literal and figurative (non-literal) language used by producers of texts to create desired effects? f) How is the relationship between the producer and the recipient(s) of a text (or the relationship of  3) Purpose a) When I read or listen to a text, what helps me to understand the intention of the person who produced the text? b) o How does the situation or setting influence the production or reception of a text?
 c) o How are literal and figurative (non-literal) language used by producers of texts to create desired effects?  d) o What does the producer of a text do to make the message clear (or, on the contrary, to make it ambiguous) when there is no opportunity for the recipient(s) to reply to the text? 
 e) o When I need to communicate for a specific reason, how do I plan my message and language use in order to achieve my goal? f) o How would the language used in a given text need to change if the same basic message needed to be communicated to a different audience?  4) Meaning a) o How does the situation or setting influence the production or reception of a text?
 b) o What does the producer of a text do to make the message clear (or, on the contrary, to make it ambiguous) when there is no opportunity for the recipient(s) to reply to the text? 
 c) o What does it mean to say that aspects of a text are “lost in translation” from one language to another?  d) o How are literal and figurative (non-literal) language used by producers of texts to create desired effects? e) o How or why does a language change over time, across geographical boundaries or from one social or cultural group to another? f) o How can the perceived needs and interests, or previous knowledge, of the recipients of a text influenc 5) Variation a) o How or why does a language change over time, across geographical boundaries or from one social or cultural group to another? b) o How can the perceived needs and interests, or previous knowledge, of the recipients of a text influenc c) o What does it mean to say that aspects of a text are “lost in translation” from one language to another?  d) o When I read or listen to a text, what helps me to understand the intention of the person who produced the text? e) When I read or listen to a text, what helps me to understand the intention of the person who produced the text? f) o How is the relationship between the producer and the recipient(s) of a text (or the relationship of 

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