Changing linguistics and dialectic tones: A comparative case study.
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Example linguistics dissertation topic 5:
Changing linguistics and dialectic tones: A comparative case study.
The issues of linguistic usage, intonation and voice training are closely inter-related. This dissertation evaluates the changes in each undertaken by two ‘women of our age’ – Her Majesty the Queen and Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Using several key linguistic concepts to analyse speeches undertaken by both, the main concepts discussed within this dissertation will be those of modality and functionalism as described, respectively, by Norman Fairclough and Talmy Givon. This dissertation will also, comment upon the use of linguistic parallelism and through so doing will suggest that Thatcher used this linguistic style far more than does Her Majesty.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Fairclough, N. (2003). Analysing discourse. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Givon, T. (1993). English grammar: A function based introduction. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
- Kehler, A. (2000). ‘Coherence and the resolution of ellipsis’. Linguistics and Philosophy, Vol. 23(6), pp. 533-575.
