Frameworks

Phonetics, Phonology and Prosodics
How speech sounds and effects are articulated and analysed.

Graphology
The visual aspects of textual design and appearance.

Lexis and Semantics (words and their meanings)
The vocabulary of English, including social and historical variation.

Grammar, including morphology
The structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause, phrase and word level.

Pragmatics (context/meaning)
The contextual aspects of language use.

Discourse
Extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.