Masters Major project dissertation details – Discourse analysis of political speeches by two black MP’s Kemi Badenoch and Dawn Butler
“This is a very interesting proposal on a very important topic. I really like the research questions and approach. However, I think the study could be improved if you consider having clearer -more focused – research questions. ‘Salient features’ is an ad-hoc and subjective category. I would suggest you try to be a bit more focused.
Also, the second question could be improved if you refocus it like this:
What does the language used reveal about the speaker’s identity/background and how?
The analysis section could also benefit from a clearer plan. Currently it is a bit random. This seems to have been caused by the rather vague research questions which could easily be fixed.
