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Questions 1–5 refer to Text 1. Answer all questions in this section.  \nIn your responses, you are expected to  \n• demonstrate your ability to use relevant descriptive and metalinguistic tools  \n• demonstrate familiarity with the topics of Unit 3,‘Language variation and social purpose’, and the topics of Unit 4,‘Language variation and identity’.  \nSection A is worth 15 marks.  \nText 1  \nQuestion 1 (3 marks)  \nHow does the use of pronouns contribute to the social purposes of the text in lines 1–33? Refer to line numbers in your answer.  \nSECTION A – continued  \n3 2013 ENGLANG EXAM  \nQuestion 2 (3 marks)  \nDiscuss the functions of at least two different prosodic features in the section of the speech between lines 50 and 69. Refer to line numbers in your answer.  \nQuestion 3 (3 marks)  \nUsing metalanguage, explain how the Governor-General’s lexical choices between lines 50 and 80 construct an image of Corporal Keighran’s personal identity. 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