Practice Investigation

An investigation needs to consist of: - A hypothesis: What I predict to find out from this investigation, similarities and differences. - Suitable data: 2 texts that have a simlilar genre to compare and develop research skills. - A systamatic analysis: Dissecting the texts using the tools of language analysis i.e linguistic methods. - A quantitative analysis: More precise analysis containing external factors and judging the evidence. - Conclusion: An overview of why language may have changed overtime. A few tips I have picked up throughout the mini investigation is that a lot of data is needed to back up your hypothesis or to explain why my hypothesis wasn't right. Relevant data needs to be backed up and not just stated and theories why language has changed need to be included within. Lingustic terminology needs to be applied throughout as well. I feel a language change would be a lot more easier to find relevant data as language has changed a lot over the past 100 years. By finding data that is already out there rather than creating my own for an acquisition investigation will probably prove to be more reliable. This back up the idea of a change investigation having more potential. Web tools that I think will be useful towards my investigation is Google Ngrams. This shows how frequently a word is used over time. Google will also be my main web tool to find my data. Possible ideas for my investigation: - Girls magazines - Cookbooks - Women's magazine articles - Children's books - Invitations to parties/gatherings - product packaging