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Language Investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/quiz/2013/feb/04/grammar-punctuation-quiz-test
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Investigation Guide
Frameworks
Investigation Guide
Total word count (2,000 words excluding data)
(Word counts of
individual sections are purely guides)
Impress the reader
with your depth of thought and preparation, your knowledge of linguistic
terminology and
theories and with your accurate, academic style of writing. Lead the reader
through the data in a clear and organized manner.
Intro (250):
- Brief discussion of the reasons for choosing the investigation focus
- What the investigation is trying to find out (aims).
- Why I am interested
- Theories/research – what I know
- What the theory/research leads me to expect to find – hypotheses
- Which frameworks I will use to test these hypotheses-mostly Lexis and Semantics
Methodology (250):
- What kind of data did I decide I needed to collect
- What process did I use that made it comparable, reliable and ethical
- Data description table with useful names for each of the transcripts/data
Analysis (1250):
- Framework headings or key questions-Lexis/Semantics and Grammar (625 each)
- Analysis and interpretation of the findings, responding to the aim of the investigation
- Critical consideration of relevant concepts and issues surrounding the topic area
- Analysis of the contextual influences upon the data collected.
Conclusion (250):
- Interpretation of the findings of the investigation linked to the aim/focus of the investigation. Were your hypotheses proven/disproven
- Summary and explanation of why significant findings might be the case
- Impress the reader with your depth of thought about how far these findings can be generalised, what might merit further research or what process/amount of data would allow results to be generalised
Appendices
(do not count towards total words):
- a list of all sources used (paper and web-based).
- Data (clean copy – no annotations)
- Permissions slip(s) if necessary
- Copy of any sources that cannot easily be acquired by the reader e.g. a photocopy of a magazine article you used
N.B. Quotations from your data
used within your analysis do not need to be counted towards total words.
- 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: 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: the contextual aspects of language use
- discourse: extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.
Link to markscheme
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