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June 2025
A-Level Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level Paper 3: Investigating Language
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
June 2024
A-Level Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level Paper 3: Investigating Language
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
June 2023
A-Level Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level Paper 3: Investigating Language
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
June 2022
A-Level Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level Paper 3: Investigating Language
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
November 2021
A-Level Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level Paper 3: Investigating Language
October 2020
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level : Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 3: Investigating Language
June 2019
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level : Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 3: Investigating Language
June 2018
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level : Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 3: Investigating Language
June 2017
AS Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
AS Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 1: Language Variation
A-Level : Paper 2: Child Language
A-Level : Paper 3: Investigating Language
June 2016
Paper 1: Language: Context and Identity
Paper 2: Child Language