distinctive features of language use - Most probable I will investigate
Robin Lakoff's deficit model - focus on if it is true that women use uncertainty features, possibly compare to if men use them at all, or compare a woman's in 3 different situations, making it reliable, e.g. formal interview, informal chat show etc - ensure i mention if it is planned speech.
Zimmerman and West - dominance - if it is true that men dominate conversations due to their 'perceived' superior status e.g. talk for 2x long, interrupt more - if so, make sure comparable factors are correct to enable this investigation to happen.
Language change
The change of language over time - effect of technology, social media - investigate the language of someones / a company's official website compared to twitter feed.
Historical changes of the English language over time - Shakespeare, 20th century, modern day
Language of certain jobs
Sports commentary - how it is different from analysis after game and normal speech
Language of the media - how tabloids are different from other tabloids and broadsheets
A really good range of ideas. Let theory/a clear hypothesis drive you so you have something suitable to test.
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